TRAVERSE CITY A couple of beaches in the region showed higher levels of bacteria this week and officials warn, with recent rain, water quality will be affected. <\/p>\n
All Grand Traverse County beaches measured in safe ranges of the E. coli bacteria, according to the county health department's weekly beach sampling report. <\/p>\n
The report included the lifting of a level 2, partial body contact advisory for Sunset Park beach, which was restricted for a month after a week of elevated levels of E. coli. Levels dropped for the last three weeks but it remained under an advisory until the monthly mean level of bacteria also fell. <\/p>\n
Samples from the Northport marina and Beulah Beach on Crystal Lake both showed elevated levels of E. coli, prompting a partial body contact advisory for the beaches, according to the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department's report. <\/p>\n
Beaches that tested outside of a safe range of the bacteria were retested Thursday, with results to be completed and released Friday morning. <\/p>\n
The report warned that Thursday's rain likely will make for poorer water quality results as rain typically washes more of the bacteria into the water. <\/p>\n
The National Weather Service forecasts rain for most of the day Thursday, with new rainfall measuring at about a tenth to a quarter of an inch. <\/p>\n
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