Fecal bacteria health advisory lifted at Nye Beach on Oregon Coast
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Fecal bacteria health advisory lifted at Nye Beach on Oregon Coast
The Oregon Health Authority on July 9 lifted the health advisory for Nye Beach. The health advisory was issued July 2 due to fecal bacteria in ocean waters. Follow-up tests taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality showed lower bacteria levels.
The health advisory was issued July 2 due to fecal bacteria in ocean waters.
Follow-up tests taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality showed lower bacteria levels that no longer pose a higher-than-normal risk, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
“Officials recommend staying out of large pools on the beach that are frequented by birds, and runoff from those pools, because the water may contain increased bacteria from fecal matter,” OHA said.
For more information, go to the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program website at healthoregon.org/beach, call 971-673-0440, or call OHA toll-free information line at 877-290-6767.
Mariah Johnston is an outdoors journalism intern at the Statesman Journal. Reach her at mjohnston@gannett.com.
Fecal bacteria health advisory lifted at Nye Beach on Oregon Coast
The Oregon Health Authority on July 9 lifted the health advisory for Nye Beach in Lincoln County. The health advisory was issued July 2 due to fecal bacteria in ocean waters. Follow-up tests taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality showed lower bacteria levels.
The health advisory was issued July 2 due to fecal bacteria in ocean waters.
Follow-up tests taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality showed lower bacteria levels that no longer pose a higher-than-normal risk, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Yaquina Head Lighthouse from Nye Beach area.
“Officials recommend staying out of large pools on the beach that are frequented by birds, and runoff from those pools, because the water may contain increased bacteria from fecal matter,” OHA said.
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For more information, go to the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program website at healthoregon.org/beach, call 971-673-0440, or call OHA toll-free information line at 877-290-6767.
Mariah Johnston is an outdoors journalism intern at the Statesman Journal. Reach her at mjohnston@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Fecal bacteria health advisory lifted at Nye Beach on Oregon Coast
Oregon Health Authority lifts warning of unsafe water at Nye Beach in Newport
The Oregon Health Authority has lifted its health advisory for fecal bacteria in the water at Nye Beach. Follow-up tests showed lower bacteria levels.
The state agency had issued an advisory earlier this week asking people to avoid direct contact with the ocean water.
According to a press release, follow-up tests by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality showed lower bacteria levels. OHA said contact with ocean water is no longer a higher-than-normal risk.
Beachgoers are advised to say out of large pools on the beach that birds visit as well as runoff from those pools as there may be increased bacteria from fecal matter.
For the latest information, visit the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program or call 971-673-0482.