Swimming Advisories Lifted At NJ Beaches After Ocean Water Is Retested For Fecal Bacteria: DEP

Swimming advisories at four South Jersey beaches have been lifted after ocean water was retested, authorities said.

Wildwood Crest
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07/13/2022 3:45 p.m.

The initial samples found fecal bacteria was "a little over the standard,''' said Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Per protocol, they were resampled, Hajna said on Wednesday, July 13.

"They were well within standard and the advisories were lifted," Hajna said.

The beaches that had been briefly placed under swimming advisories were:

Forget-Me-Not Road beach in Wildwood Crest
Miami Avenue beach in Wildwood Crest
Lavender Road beach in Wildwood Crest
Orchid Road beach in Wildwood Crest

You can find more information and sampling results at njbeaches.org

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