ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – It's safe to swim again at two St. Simons Island beaches that were under advisory because of bacteria levels, officials announced Thursday.
The Glynn County Health Department has lifted the advisories for East Beach at the old Coast Guard station (from Tenth Street to Driftwood Drive) and Massengale Park Beach (from Driftwood Drive to Cedar Street) on St. Simons Island.
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The advisories were issued Tuesday after routine water quality tests showed a high level of enterococci bacteria, which increase the risk of gastrointestinal illness in swimmers.
Water samples taken later showed that the bacteria levels had dropped below the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended limits, allowing the advisories to be lifted.
For more information about beach water advisories, go to www.gachd.org and click on the Environmental Health tab at the top of the page.