{"id":13628,"date":"2025-06-10T15:33:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=13628"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:34:44","slug":"swimming-advisory-issued-for-north-community-beach-in-norfolk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/archived-news-releases\/2025-news-releases\/swimming-advisory-issued-for-north-community-beach-in-norfolk\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Advisory Issued for North Community Beach in Norfolk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: June 10, 2025\u00a0<strong><br \/>\nMedia Contact<\/strong>: Norman Grefe, Norfolk Health Department Environmental Health Manager,<br \/>\n757-683-2824, <a href=\"mailto:Norman.Grefe@vdh.virginia.gov\">Norman.Grefe@vdh.virginia.gov <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Swimming Advisory Issued for North Community Beach in Norfolk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NORFOLK, Va. \u2013 The Norfolk Department of Public Health has issued a Swimming Advisory for North Community Beach (700 East Ocean View Ave) in Ocean View. \u00a0Water testing conducted yesterday revealed enterococci bacteria levels at this site exceeding State Water Quality Standards. Signs have been posted to alert the public of this advisory. Health officials will continue testing beach water and will remove posted signs and notify the public when the bacteria levels decrease to meet state standards.<\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Health Division of the Norfolk Department of Public Health samples Ocean View beach water on a weekly basis, during the swimming season, from late-May through mid-September. Enterococci bacteria are a group of indicator organisms used to determine the extent of fecal contamination in recreational waters.<\/p>\n<p>While enterococci bacteria do not generally cause illness, scientific studies indicate that their presence is closely correlated to the presence of other disease-causing organisms. People swimming or playing in waters with bacteria levels higher than the state standards have an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal illness.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, call the Environmental Health Division, Norfolk Department of Public Health, at 757-683-2712.\u00a0 For information about the Virginia Department of Health\u2019s Beach Monitoring Program, current swimming advisory maps, and helpful tips about recreational water safety, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/waterborne-hazards-control\/beach-monitoring\/\">https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/waterborne-hazards-control\/beach-monitoring\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: June 10, 2025\u00a0 Media Contact: Norman Grefe, Norfolk Health Department Environmental Health Manager, 757-683-2824, Norman.Grefe@vdh.virginia.gov Swimming Advisory Issued for North Community Beach in Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. \u2013 The Norfolk Department of Public Health has issued a Swimming Advisory for North Community Beach (700 East Ocean View Ave) in Ocean View. \u00a0Water testing conducted yesterday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":676,"featured_media":0,"parent":12290,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[407,995,996,997,83],"class_list":["post-13628","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-norfolk","tag-norfolk-health-department","tag-north-community-beach","tag-ocean-view","tag-swimming-advisory"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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