{"id":14944,"date":"2025-08-15T11:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=14944"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:27:17","slug":"swimming-advisory-lifted-at-yorktown-beach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/archived-news-releases\/2025-news-releases\/swimming-advisory-lifted-at-yorktown-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Advisory Lifted at Yorktown Beach\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 15, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Media Contact<\/strong>: Tes La Dieu, Population Health Manager, (757) 594-7411<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Swimming Advisory Lifted at Yorktown Beach\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEWPORT NEWS, Va. &#8211; The Peninsula Health District received results from sampling completed on Thursday, August 14, 2025.\u00a0These results indicate that bacteria levels in the water at Yorktown Beach meet the state water quality standards for recreational waters.\u00a0 The swimming advisory is no longer in effect at this location.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental Health officials sample Hilton, Huntington, King\/Lincoln Park, Anderson\u2019s and Yorktown public beaches on a weekly basis during the swimming season from May to September.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are reminded to observe the following guidelines as they enjoy the summer swimming season:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not swim in water that looks stagnant, muddy, or smells unpleasant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid swallowing river, stream, lakes, or other recreational water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Prevent direct contact between broken skin and recreational water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid swimming in natural water bodies (rivers, streams, lakes, etc.) for several days after heavy rainfall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 15, 2025 Media Contact: Tes La Dieu, Population Health Manager, (757) 594-7411 Swimming Advisory Lifted at Yorktown Beach\u00a0 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. &#8211; 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