High Bacteria Levels Detected In Waters Near Flooded Areas In Fort Lauderdale

By Jacqueline Quynh, CBS Miami

April 20, 2023

FORT LAUDERDALE - Get out of the water... At least for a few days, that's what officials testing waters around flooded areas in Fort Lauderdale want recreators to know before they head out.

"After flooding events or rain events especially when it's the first flush, so the first rain after a long dry period it flushes everything from the street," Rachel Silverstein, Miami Waterkeeper Exec. Dir. said.

That's not unusual, but the amount of rain that submerged parts of Fort Lauderdale is and that's caused bacteria levels to climb much higher than they've been totaled for the last two years of data from the non-profit.

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