BEACH SAMPLING RESULTS FOR 7/25/2024-All beaches are open!

Old Settlers Park =73 E.coli/100 mL

Hoag Park = 26 E.coli/100 mL

North Shore = 5 E.coli/100 mL

PHLA = 34 E.coli/100 mL

PHLA Diving Board = 21 E.coli/100 mL

 

CAUTION is issued for: 235-1000 E.coli/100 mL

CLOSED is issued for: >1000 E.coli/100 mL

The five swimming beaches are tested weekly by the Kenosha County Health Department to determine and ensure safe levels of E. coli (Escherichia Coli), E. coli is a bacteria found in the digestive systems of mammals, birds, and humans. Wisconsin Dept. of Health uses the presence of E. coli in surface water as an indicator of water pollution due to feces.

The detection of E. coli is important for the safety of residents and visitors using the lake and the beaches, E. coli and associated pathogens in high concentrations have the potential to make people and pets sick if ingested. Wisconsin Dept. of Health has established minimum standards for closing swimming beaches due to elevated E. coli levels, those established levels are shown in the above chart.