Health Advisory Issued For Cypress Point Park Beach

TAMPA, FL – Residents are warned not to go swimming at the Cypress Point Park Beach, 5620 W. Cypress St., Tampa, due to high levels of enterococci bacteria in the water.

Samples taken Wednesday, Feb. 7, were above safety threshold for enterococci bacteria, which can cause urinary tract infections, bacterial endocarditis, diverticulitis and meningitis.

The beach will be re-sampled, Wednesday, Feb. 14, to see if the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County can safely lift the advisory.

The presence of enterococci is an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from storm water runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage.

There’s good news, however, for south Hillsborough County beach-goers.

An advisory issued for Simmons Park Beach and Bahia Beach last week has been lifted. The health department has deemed it safe to swim in the water at these two beaches in Ruskin.

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