Swimming advisories issued for two soundside sites in Dare County

(NC DEQ)

On Oct. 15, NC DEQ announced that advisories against swimming had been posted at two soundside sites in Dare County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.

One advisory is for the soundside access to the Croatan Sound at the end of Pear Pad Road near Manteo and the other is for the sound-side access to the Roanoke Sound at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head. Test results of water samples taken at both locations on Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 indicate bacteria levels that exceed the state and federal action levels of 104 enterococci per 100 milliliters for both daily and non-daily use sites.

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