The St. Clair County Health Department (SCCHD) has canceled swimming advisories for five St Clair County beaches.
There are no longer advisories for Keewadhin Beach in Fort Gratiot, Lakeside, Holland Road, and Lighthouse beaches in Port Huron, and Marine City beach in Marine City. At this time, all public beaches are open for swimming.
Swimming advisories were originally put in place on Thursday, August 17 due to heavy storms the area received on August 15, which caused elevated spikes in E. coli bacteria.
Daily water samples were collected at these five beaches and E. coli tests show results are within the acceptable water quality range as dictated by the State of Michigan. Elevated E. coli levels are possible after a storm or strong winds because bacteria are carried in storm runoff, drained from creeks and ditches, and stirred up from waves.
Advisories for St. Clair County’s public beaches are shared on the SCCHD’s “St. Clair County Beaches” Facebook page and Michigan BeachGuard website.
