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Beach Status: WARNING

Unsafe for swimming - High levels of bacteria in these waters may pose a risk to your health
Sample taken Monday, August 19

Municipality, Township, City or Agency:

Town of Kingsville

2019 Beach Sampling Data

E.Coli Sampling Date	E.coli Count	Blue-Green Algae Visually Observed	Blue-Green Algae Sampling Date*	Blue-Green Algae Microcystin Count*
Monday, August 19, 2019	637	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 12, 2019	120	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, August 6, 2019	295	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 29, 2019	232	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 22, 2019	94	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 15, 2019	304	No	N/A	None reported
Thursday, July 11, 2019	544	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 8, 2019	1000	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, July 2, 2019	228	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 24, 2019	918	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 17, 2019	23	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 10, 2019	60	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*
Monday, September 10, 2018	265	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, September 4, 2018	934	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 27, 2018	79	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 20, 2018	74	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 13, 2018	11	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, August 7, 2018	162	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 30, 2018	86	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 23, 2018	19	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 16, 2018	965	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 9, 2018	214	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, July 3, 2018	983	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 25, 2018	42	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 18, 2018	794	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 11, 2018	723	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 1st (Canada Day), Monday August 5th (Civic Holiday), and Monday September 2nd (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.