Swimming Advisory North Shore (73rd Street and Collins Avenue) DRAFT November 1 2017 (002)
November 1, 2017
DOH Miami-Dade Issues a Swimming Advisory at:
North Shore Beach (73rd Street and Collins Avenue)
in the City of Miami Beach, Florida
Contact:
Communications Office
786-336-1276
SWIMMING ADVISORY POSTED at North Shore Beach (73rd Street and Collins Avenue)
City of Miami Beach, Florida
Samples of beach water collected at North Shore Beach (73rd Street and Collins Avenue) did
not meet the recreational water quality standard for enterococci. By state regulation, the Florida
Department of Health in Miami Dade County is required to issue an advisory to inform the public
in a specific area when this standard is not met. An advisory has been issued because two
consecutive samples collected at this beach exceeded the Federal and State recommended
standard for enterococci (greater than 70 colony forming units of enterococci per 100ml for a
single sample).
The advisory issued recommends not swimming at this location at this time. The results of the
sampling indicate that water contact may pose an increased risk of illness, particularly for
susceptible individuals.
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County has been conducting marine beach
water quality monitoring at 17 sites, including the beach site at North Shore (73rd Street and
Collins Avenue) weekly since August 2002, through the Florida Healthy Beaches Program.
The sampling sites are selected based on the frequency and intensity of recreational water use
and the proximity to pollution sources. The water samples are being analyzed for enteric
bacteria enterococci that normally inhabit the intestinal track of humans and animals, and which
may cause human disease, infections, or illness. The prevalence of enteric bacteria is an
indicator of fecal pollution, which may come from storm water run-off, wildlife, pets and human
sewage. The purpose of the Florida Healthy Beaches program is to determine whether Florida
has significant beach water quality concerns.
For more information, please visit the Florida Healthy Beaches Program Website:
http://www.flhealth.gov and Select “Beach Water Quality”, from the Environmental Health Topics
List.
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