Swimming Advisory Lifted For Ocean View Park Beach In Norfolk

Press release from the City of Norfolk:

Posted on: August 20, 2020

NORFOLK, VA – The Norfolk Department of Public Health lifted the Swimming Advisory posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 for Ocean View Park Beach.

Re-sampling of the water at this location determined that levels of enterococci organisms are within State Water Quality Standards. All posted advisory signs are being removed.

For further information, call the Environmental Health Division, Norfolk Department of Public Health, at 757-683-2712. For information about the Virginia Department of Health’s Beach Monitoring Program, current swimming advisory maps, and helpful tips about recreational water safety, please visit: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-epidemiology/beach-monitoring/

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