A disturbed beach in Michigan is closed again after scientists have detected an unhealthy level of E. coli in water.
St. Clair Shores Memorial Beach Park Beach, which is on Lake St. Clair in the county of Macomb, has been closed to the public since May 21 due to high levels of bacteria of an unknown source, Do reported.
Managers of Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy took water samples on Thursday.
This particular beach is frequently closed due to bacterial contamination. The officials had to close it seven times separately last summer.
The longest time that residents were not allowed to set foot in the water was from the end of June to the end of July 2024, when the beach was closed for 26 days.
The County Health Department of Macomb had previously told WXYZ-TV That the form of the beach is the reason why pollution is collected in its waters.
That the Detroit -based television station interviewed frustrated residents in July 2024, many of which pointed out that the beach was closed more often than it was opened.
“We come here all the time. We don’t like the beach not open. A long time ago, but I don’t know why it’s no longer, “said Lori Nowicki.
St. Clair Shores Memorial Beach Park Beach is closed to swimming once again after having suffered seven distinct closings in 2024 due to the high levels of bacteria
Health managers have taken samples indicating that water is full of E. Coli, a bacteria generally found in the excrement
Lori Nowicki, a resident, said last year that she used to swim at the beach all the time but could not
Nancy Kilanowski admitted that she was not going often to Lake St. Clair, but said that she had never seen the open beach ‘
“Everyone wants to swim here, but they cannot because of pollution,” said Ruth Higgins.
Nancy Kilanowski admitted that she was not often going to Lake St. Clair, but said that she had never seen the open beach. ”
Residents said the region had an amazing number of geese, which, according to experts, could be the source of routine contamination of Lake St. Clair.
The excrement of geese, seagulls, ducks, dogs and deer are the sources of the high levels of bacteria, said Tom Barnes, director of the Macomb County Environmental Health Services.
Barnes said the rain and the wind push the fecal matter in the water. If he persists long enough, contamination problems become a real concern and lead to closures.
Barnes said that water treatment is not a viable solution, rather suggesting that the beach rakes, moving the population of geese elsewhere and keeping the garbage cans covered.
“Regarding water treatment, I don’t see anyone doing additives or doing something like that. It did not come and generally with good beach maintenance practices, you can usually get ahead of it, “he said.
