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UPDATE: Easton's Beach Reopened to Swimming
The brief closure was the result of more than an inch of rain that fell on Monday.
UPDATED 9:44 a.m. Tuesday: The beach is back open. Business as usual.
From earlier:
NEWPORT, RI—The state will be taking water samples on Tuesday to confirm what are believed to be elevated bacteria counts in the waters off Easton's Beach thanks to significant rainfall on Monday.
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The beach is now closed to swimming because of the concern for elevated bacteria levels, though the state Department of Health has not made a formal beach closure announcement.
The city is using the health department's "predictive modeling protocol" to make the decision to close the beach for swimming. Those guidelines indicate that the beach should be closed after an inch of rain for at least 12 hours or two tidal cycles.
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The beach is expected to reopen later Monday or Tuesday.
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