McHenry
County Department of Health (MCDH) conducted beach water samplings at 37
licensed beaches on Monday, July 2nd.
Dorothy Court, 211 Dorothy Court, Island Lake, is closed due to high bacteria
levels while Main Beach in Crystal Lake (300 Lake Shore Drive) is on an advisory.
Both beaches will be resampled today, Tuesday, July 3. All other beaches are
open for the July 4th holiday.
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.
Water sampling results are reported to the appropriate beach authorities. MCDH will post an advisory or closed signage for beaches with elevated E. coli results. All beach water results and locations are readily available at the MCDH webpage www.mcdh.info (click Environmental Health, quick links, “beach testing results”) or call 815-334-4585.
Water sampling results are reported to the appropriate beach authorities. MCDH will post an advisory or closed signage for beaches with elevated E. coli results. All beach water results and locations are readily available at the MCDH webpage www.mcdh.info (click Environmental Health, quick links, “beach testing results”) or call 815-334-4585.
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