Georgia Coastal Health District issued the following announcement on Jan. 5.
The Glynn County Health Department has lifted the beach water advisories for North Beach at Goulds Inlet (Fifteenth St. to Tenth St.), East Beach Old Coast Guard Station (Tenth Street to Driftwood Drive), and Fifth Street Crossover Beach (Cedar Street to Ninth Street) on St. Simons Island.
The Chatham County Health Department has lifted beach water advisories for South Beach at Chatham Street (18th Street to Inlet Avenue) and and Strand Beach at the Pier (11th Street to 18th Street) on Tybee Island.
The advisories were issued on January 5, 2022 after routine water quality tests showed a high level of enterococci bacteria which increase the risk of gastrointestinal illness in swimmers.
Subsequent water samples showed the bacteria levels had dropped below Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended limits, therefore, the advisories have been lifted.
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