Palm Beach County, FL—Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County has CANCELED a "No Swimming Advisory" for Lantana Beach after recent sampling showed bacterial levels in the water to be at 10 colonies per 100 milliliters of marine water putting it in the GOOD range.

Causes of the elevated level that prompted the advisory are unknown but are generally associated with wildlife, heavy recreational usage, or runoff following heavy rains. The advisory is canceled following resampling tests indicating the levels in the good range. The Department recommends showering in fresh water after swimming in any natural body of water.

Health department staff samples the beach waters at 13 locations from Boca Raton to Jupiter for enterococci as recommended by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the EPA. The samples are laboratory tested for concentrations and a value assigned to indicate poor, moderate or good ranges.

Beach water quality for Palm Beach County and throughout the state can be found at www.flhealthpalmbeach.org and click on "beach water quality". *A Poor rating may result in a resampling event to confirm poor conditions; otherwise a Health Advisory will be issued immediately. These indicate that contact with the water at this site may pose increased risk of infectious disease, particularly for susceptible individuals

Beach Action Values (BAV) Enterococcus Results Description

GOOD  0-35 Enterococcus CFU per 100 ml of marine water

MODERATE  36-70 Enterococcus CFU per 100 ml of marine water

POOR*(unsatisfactory)  71 or greater Enterococcus CFU per 100 ml of marine water