The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) issued today a recreational water advisory for Rehoboth Beach. Elevated levels of bacteria have been found in a water sample taken yesterday by DNREC at Rehoboth Avenue. The beach remains open, but swimmers are advised to use caution and/or avoid prolonged periods in the water from Baltimore Avenue to Stockley Street.
Elevated levels of bacteria can often be associated with heavy rain episodes. Stormwater runoff may collect bacteria from pet and wildlife waste. Such ocean beach advisories can often be terminated within a couple of days. This was the case with the most recent previous Rehoboth Beach advisory issued August 20, 2020, which was lifted the next day. DNREC will determine when to lift the current advisory based on further testing samples.
More information about the current advisory for Rehoboth Beach can be found at https://recwaters.dnrec.delaware.gov/RecWaterSitePublic.aspx?UnitID=304.
Additional information on recreational swimming advisories and DNREC's water testing program, and instructions on how to join the advisory notification list, can be found at https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/watershed-stewardship/assessment/recreational-water-monitoring/.
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