McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) conducted beach water samplings at 36 licensed beaches on Wednesday, June 29th. Two beaches are closed due to high bacteria levels –
North Beach 1, Silver Lake, Cary (re-sampling Thursday, June 30th results Friday, July 1st)
Highland Shores Beach, Wonder Lake (re-sampling Thursday, June 30th results Friday, July 1st)
One Beach was opened::
Lehman’s Beach, Lehman’s Lakeside Resort, Marengo
The following beaches are on advisory and re-sampling Thursday, June 30th results Friday, July 1st):
Indian Trails Beach, Woods Creek Lake, LITH
Lake Killarney East, Lake Killarney
Deep Spring Woods 1, Wonder Lake
Wonder Center, Wonder Lake
To prevent illness associated with swimming, all licensed beaches on the 13 lakes in McHenry County are tested every 2 weeks for E. coli throughout the summer to determine water quality. Additional and more frequent sampling is done when elevated bacterial levels are found. The Department recommends refraining from swimming at least 2-3 days after heavy rainfall.
Water sampling results are reported to the appropriate beach authorities. Beaches that require an advisory or closing are posted with signs by the Department. All beach water results and locations are readily available at the Department’s webpage at www.mcdh.info or by calling (815) 334-4585.1
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