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Swimming Advisory Lifted For Sarah Constant Beach, Norfolk

It was lifted after enterococci levels met water quality standards.

Posted on: August 19, 2020

NORFOLK, VA – The Norfolk Department of Public Health lifted the Swimming Advisory posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 for Sara Constant 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 from this location.

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Please note that the swimming advisory issued yesterday for Ocean View Park remains in effect.

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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