With summer about to get into full swing so is water testing at area beaches.
The South East Health Unit has started its weekly testing program with results appearing on their website and social media starting on Friday, and posted weekly until the end of August.
Beaches are sampled once a week and monitored for E. Coli which high levels of can cause ear, eye, nose and throat infections in swimmers.
When samples exceed 200, the beach is posted with a warning sign “unsafe for bathing” and it remains posted until test results show that the water quality meets the bathing beach water standard.
You can visit the section of the health unit’s Weekly Beach Results website to learn more.
