The Glynn County Health Department has lifted the beach water advisories on St. Simons Island. The advisories were issued on May 10, 2022, after routine water quality tests showed a high level of enterococci bacteria which increase the risk of gastrointestinal illness in swimmers.

Subsequent water samples showed the bacteria levels had dropped below Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended limits; therefore, the advisories have been lifted for:

 North Beach at Goulds Inlet – Fifteenth St. to Tenth St.

 East Beach Old Coast Guard Station – Tenth St. to Driftwood Dr.

For more information about beach water advisories, go to coastalhealthdistrict.org and click on the Environmental Health tab at the top of the page.

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