Health District Orders Lake Beseck Beach Closure

Press release from the Town of Middlefield:

June 30, 2022

JUNE 30th, 2022

Good afternoon,

The Southington/Plainville/Middlefield Health District has instructed us to temporarily close the swim area at the beach today. The reason for this is because recent water tests have shown a dramatic increase in Ecoli bacteria levels. The district is hopeful that the tomorrow’s test results will show low levels and we can open back up. We are closing the swim area, with an abundance of caution, for the remainder of the day or until results show low levels of Ecoli bacteria counts.

We hope that you understand the situation and allow the water to naturally filter the bacteria. The district believes that the spike is partially due to the large geese population at Lake Beseck. Please know that this test is only conducted at the beach and the town does not have data about the other areas of the lake.

Today, an employee from the health district came out and took additional samples, so that they can take another look at the problem. If the levels are within a good range tomorrow we will let you know and open the swim area up for the Fourth of July weekend. If they continue to be high we will need to close for the Fourth of July weekend. The beach will remain open but the swim area will be closed.

This press release was produced by the Town of Middlefield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.