High bacteria levels at Lake Erie beaches are a concern for both swimmers and health officials. An E.coli advisory along two of Ashtabula鈥檚 public swimming beaches was lifted after four days last week.
But according to Terri Collett with the , elevated bacteria levels along Lake Erie beaches are a common occurrence during the summer months.
鈥淭ypically following periods of heavy rain when the contaminants from streams and rivers wash into the lake is when we see higher results. And then after the rain, those materials -- high contaminants and E.coli -- are washed away and that鈥檚 when we drop back down,鈥� she said.
Collett says E.coli test results at Walnut Beach were higher than for children, the sick and the elderly. The advisory ran from June 4-7.
Test results and swimming advisories through the Ohio Health Department鈥檚 website.
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