Swimming Advisories Posted At Several New London County Beaches

NEW LONDON COUNTY, CT — Swimming advisories have been posted at several local swimming areas, according to the Ledge Light Health District.

Swimming advisories are currently in effect for the following areas:

• Gorton Pond in East Lyme
• East Shore (South) and Esker Point in Groton
• Green Harbor Beach in New London
• Hawk's Neck Beach and Point O' Woods in Old Lyme

The health district conducted routine bathing water sampling Monday. The areas listed above had bacterial levels higher than those set by the state and were posted with swimming advisories Tuesday.

Resamples will be drawn Wednesday.

Giants Neck Beach (West) in East Lyme was placed under an advisory July 8. A resample was drawn Monday showing bacteria levels had lowered, and the advisory was lifted Tuesday.

"Swimming advisories do not automatically close beaches," the health district wrote. "It means that samples were drawn, and the results exceeded Connecticut’s established limit for bacteria. A swimming advisory alerts beachgoers that bacteria were recently found, and that additional sample results are pending. In general, wading in the water is safe to do under a swimming advisory. Active swimming, including dunking your head underwater, is not recommended."

For more information about our Beach Water Program and a list of our sample sites, please visit the Ledge Light Health District website.