- Suncoast Waterkeeper the week ending July 8 conducted water quality testing for enterococci, bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals and the presence of the bacteria in the water indicates the presence of fecal waste.
The nonprofit, which issues alerts but is not an authority that can close recreational areas, warned of “don’t swim” levels at the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach and the Palma Sola Causeway North beach in Bradenton.
“Take caution” levels were found at Robinson Preserve in northwest Bradenton.
For more information, go online to suncoastwaterkeeper.org/safetoswim.
— Lisa Neff
