The week beginning July 15, Suncoast Waterkeeper 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 Robinson Preserve and the Palma Sola Causeway North Beach in northwest Bradenton.
“Take caution” levels were found at the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach.
For more information, go online to suncoastwaterkeeper.org/safetoswim.
— Lisa Neff
