CHATHAM COUNTY, GA – The Chatham County Health Department has lifted water quality
advisories for Middle Beach at Center Terrace and Strand Beach at the Pier (Lovell Street to
18th Street), on Tybee Island.

The advisories were issued on March 10, 2020 after routine water quality tests showed a high
level of enterococci bacteria which increase the risk of gastrointestinal illness in swimmers.

Subsequent water samples taken showed that the bacteria levels had dropped below
Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended limits. Therefore, the advisories have been
lifted.

GLYNN COUNTY, GA – The Glynn County Health Department has lifted the bacteria-related
beach water advisories for North Beach at Goulds Inlet (Fifteenth Street to Tenth Street)
on St. Simons and Driftwood Beach (Beach KM Marker 1 to Tallu Fish Lane) on Jekyll.

The advisories were issued on March 10, 2020 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 that the bacteria levels had dropped below Environmental
Protection Agency’s recommended limits. Therefore, the advisories have been 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.