Georgia Coastal Resources Division issued the following announcement on Aug. 19.
The Glynn County Health Department has lifted the beach water advisories for North Beach at Dexter Lane (from Tallu Fish Lane to Brice Lane) and Middle Beach at the Convention Center (from the beach pavilion to Corsair Beach Park) on Jekyll Island.
The advisories were issued on August 17, 2021 after routine water quality tests showed a high level of enterococci bacteria which increase the risk of gastrointestinal illness in swimmers.
Subsequent water samples show the bacteria level has dropped below the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended limits. Therefore, the advisories have been lifted.
For more information about beach water advisories, go to www.gachd.org and click on the Environmental Health tab at the top of the page.
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