Midtown Beach and Phipps Ocean Park beaches are both temporarily closed to swimming because of bacteria levels, the town said.

The Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County sampled the water on Monday and found the water tested poor for enterococci, a type of bacteria normally found in feces.

In a public notice just before 5 p.m. today, the town announced the closing of the beaches and said it is working to have the water quality resampled in order to reopen the beaches as soon as possible.

The health department issued an advisory, noting a potential health risk to the bathing public, after poor water quality samples were found at Midtown Beach, Phipps Ocean Park, the Lake Worth Beach/Kreusler Park, Jupiter Beach Park, and Carlin Park in Jupiter.

Midtown Beach was last underan advisory in June, along with other county beaches.

Our Beaches: Keep up with whats happening on the coast of Palm Beach

Link:

Bacteria warning: Midtown, Phipps beaches closed to swimmers - Palm Beach Daily News