McHenry
County Department of Health (MCDH) conducted beach water samplings at
37 licensed beaches on Thursday, May 21. All beaches tested
satisfactory. Please check with beach operators to see if your local
beach will be open for the Memorial Day holiday.
To
prevent illness associated with swimming, all licensed beaches on the
12 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, Public Beaches) or call 815-334-4585.
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