The Glynn County Health Department has lifted the advisory for the Fifth Street Crossover Beach, which is from Cedar Street to Ninth Street on St. Simons Island.
The advisory was issued on August 18, 2020 after routine water quality tests showed a high level of enterococci bacteria which increase the risk of gastrointestinal illness in swimmers.
Subsequent water samples taken showed that the bacteria levels had dropped below Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended limits. Therefore, the advisory has been lifted.
The testing is part of an ongoing water monitoring program through the Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division. Water samples are screened every week for bacteria found in humans and some wildlife. This testing program is not related to the capsized cargo
carrier in St. Simons Sound.
