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Update: Health Warning Lifted from Newport Bay

Bacteria levels exceeded health standards last week.

Health officials have lifted a water warning issued for a section of Newport Bay.

The warning signs posted Wednesday afternoon by the Orange County Health Care Agency’s Ocean Water Protection Program at Ruby Avenue Beach on the north side of Balboa Island were removed over the weekend . According to health officials, the bacteria levels exceeded health standards on Wednesday.

The agency posts updates and signs when water warnings are necessary.

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