UPDATE: Middlefield's Wadsworth Falls Remains Closed for Swimming

Updated at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2016: Middlefield's Wadsworth Falls State Park remains closed for swimming today, June 22, due to elevated levels of bacteria in the water.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was scheduled to re-test water samples today, officials stated.

When the state park will reopen for swimming was not disclosed.

Original story: Middlefield, CT - Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middlefield is closed for swimming today, June 21, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced.

The closure is due to elevated levels of bacteria in the water, often discovered after rains and storm runoff.

"Samples are collected weekly by DEEP staff and are analyzed at the Department of Public Health Lab for the presence of certain indicator bacteria," officials wrote in a statement.

The indicator bacteria "are not disease causing pathogens," officials added, but are one of the tools they use "to evaluate the potential for contamination of waterbodies."

When the park will reopen for swimming was not announced, but it could be as early June 22.

For more information, visit the CT DEEP website or Facebook page.