Beach Water Quality at West Belle River Beach | The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

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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, September 16

Municipality, Township, City or Agency:

Town of Lakeshore

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, September 16, 2019	636	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, September 9, 2019	45	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, September 3, 2019	103	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 26, 2019	116	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 19, 2019	909	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 12, 2019	53	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, August 6, 2019	116	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 29, 2019	252	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 22, 2019	121	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 15, 2019	29	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 8, 2019	124	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, July 2, 2019	10	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 24, 2019	177	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 17, 2019	472	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 10, 2019	38	No	N/A	None reported

Test result archive for West Belle River 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	858	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, September 4, 2018	238	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 27, 2018	831	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 27, 2018	831	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 20, 2018	272	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, August 13, 2018	187	No	N/A	None reported
Thursday, August 9, 2018	849	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, August 7, 2018	1000	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 30, 2018	300	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 23, 2018	727	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 16, 2018	124	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, July 9, 2018	42	No	N/A	None reported
Tuesday, July 3, 2018	51	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 25, 2018	345	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 18, 2018	128	No	N/A	None reported
Monday, June 11, 2018	31	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.