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Mettawas Beach

Beach Status: WARNING

Unsafe for swimming - High levels of bacteria in these waters may pose a risk to your health
Sample taken Monday, June 18

Municipality, Township, City or Agency:

Town of Kingsville

2018 Beach Sampling Data

Status	E.Coli Sampling Date	E.coli Count	Blue-Green Algae Visually Observed	Blue-Green Algae Sampling Date*	Blue-Green Algae Microcystin Count*
	Monday, June 18, 2018	794	No	N/A	None reported
	Monday, June 11, 2018	723	No	N/A	None reported

Test result archive for Mettawas Beach

E.Coli Sampling Date	E.coli Count	Blue-Green Algae Visually Observed	Blue-Green Algae Sampling Date*	Blue-Green Algae Microcystin Count*
Thursday, September 7, 2017	63	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, September 5, 2017	723	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, September 5, 2017	1000	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 28, 2017	60	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 21, 2017	35	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 14, 2017	10	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, August 8, 2017	13	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 31, 2017	13	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 24, 2017	22	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 17, 2017	188	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 10, 2017	742	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, July 4, 2017	151	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 26, 2017	845	No	N/A	None reported
Thursday, June 22, 2017	353	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 19, 2017	1000	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 12, 2017	439	No	N/A	None reported

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How we monitor

The Health Unit conducts beach water quality monitoring at nine public beaches at least once each week from June to September to make sure that the bacterial (E.coli) counts in the water are below provincial standards.

Beach sampling will take place every *Monday. If the beach is closed due to high E. coli levels, the beach will be resampled on Thursday of the same week. Beach water quality results from *Monday’s sampling are updated every *Wednesday during the summer. If the beach was resampled, results will be available by end of day Friday. You can check for results on the map or by calling our Beach Hotline at 519-258-2146 ext. 426 (H20).

Please note: The bacterial counts listed reflect the conditions at the time of sampling. Water quality can change from day to day depending on the weather conditions and lake levels. Although the beach might be open, we recommend not swimming if there was a recent heavy rainfall (at least 48 hours), if the water is cloudy, or if you are unable to see your feet when in the water.

For further information, call us at 519-258-2146 ext. 4475 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday to speak with a Public Health Inspector.

*The Health Unit will be closed on Monday July 2nd (Canada Day), Monday August 6th (Civic Holiday), and Monday September 3rd (Labour Day). Beach Sampling will take place on Tuesdays these weeks with results made available by the end of day Thursday.

Learn more about beach water quality monitoring and beach safety, or blue-green algae.