NEWS: Wake Reopens Beaverdam, Sandling Beaches

7/10/2009

Wake County has reopened the recreational swimming areas at Beaverdam and Sandling beaches at Falls Lake. The beaches were closed Tuesday, July 7, 2009, due to elevated levels of the enterococci bacteria, but were reopened today, July 10, 2009, after bacteria levels tested within Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for two consecutive days.

The County routinely tests recreational lakes for bacteria and when levels exceed EPA standards, the area is closed to “primary contact recreation,” which includes swimming or any activity where a person’s head may go underwater. The county samples these lakes weekly each summer.

Citizens are reminded to always wash their hands with soap and water, and thoroughly shower after swimming, tubing or skiing in lakes.

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