NEWS RELEASE
CHIPPEWA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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Due to elevated levels of E. coli bacteria detected in samples collected Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the Chippewa County Health Department has issued a No Body Contact Advisory for the Brimley State Park beach.
People are advised to avoid body contact with the waters at the Brimley State Park beach. Do not get the water in your mouth or on cuts or scratches on your skin. Rain, high winds, and wavy conditions are known to cause elevated levels of bacteria, specifically E. coli, in the water, for 24 or more hours after these events.
It is expected that levels of bacteria in the water will fall to acceptable levels about 24 hours after these conditions end. Monitoring efforts continue by the Chippewa County Health Department’s Environmental Health staff. Additional samples are being collected today. The Health Department will notify the public when the advisory has been lifted.
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