Advisories In Effect For 20 New London County Swimming Areas

NEW LONDON, CT — Swimming advisories are in effect for 20 bathing areas in the county, according to the Ledge Light Health District.

The following beaches had high bacterial counts during sampling the health district conducted Monday:

East Lyme

Attawan Beach

Black Point Beach (Osprey)

Giants Neck Heights (jetty)

Gorton Pond

McCook Point (Main)

Oak Grove

Pine Grove

Saunders Point Beach

Groton

East Shore (South)

Esker Point

Jupiter Point

Mumford Cove

Ledyard

Highland Park

New London

Green Harbor Beach

L&M Beach

Stonington

Lords Point Beach

Wadawanuck Beach

Williams Beach

Waterford

Millstone Point Beach

Pleasure Beach

The health district noted that the water will be resampled at these swimming areas Wednesday.

The district noted that rain or other contamination events occurring before the Monday sampling may have contributed to elevated bacterial counts. Areas with stormwater runoff or low water turnover like inland bathing areas are particularly vulnerable to increased bacterial counts following rainfall.