{"id":14984,"date":"2025-08-20T15:18:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=14984"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:19:18","slug":"14984-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/archived-news-releases\/2025-news-releases\/14984-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Advisory Issued for Cape Charles Public Beach\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 20, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Media Contact<\/strong>: Bill Pfeiffer, Environmental Health Supervisor<br \/>\n(757) 414-6252 or (757) 302-4278<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Swimming Advisory Issued for Cape Charles Public Beach\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NASSAWADOX, Va. &#8211; The Northampton County Health Department has issued a swimming advisory for the Cape Charles Public Beach, Cape Charles, Virginia.\u00a0 Beach water samples collected on August 19, 2025, by the Virginia Department of Health showed that bacteria levels in the water exceeded the State Water Quality Standards.<\/p>\n<p>Recreational waters are monitored for bacteria using indicator organisms such as enterococci, the indicator of choice for estuarine and marine waters.\u00a0 \u201cThe coastal waters of Virginia are generally very clean, and we test them frequently to confirm this,&#8221; said Eastern Shore Health District Director, Jon Richardson.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;On the occasions when waters do fail to meet the standards, we need to protect public health by letting residents and visitors know.\u201d\u00a0 Signs have been posted at the Fe<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Warning!\u00a0\u00a0 Swimming Advisory<br \/>\nBacteria Levels Do Not Meet State Water Quality Standards<br \/>\nSwimming Not Recommended Until Further Notice<\/p>\n<p>Health officials will continue testing the site, and they will remove the signs and notify the public again when the bacteria levels decrease to levels that meet the standard. Environmental health officials sample Cape Charles Public Beach on a weekly basis during the swimming season from late May to early September.<\/p>\n<p>Enterococci is a group of organisms used to determine the extent of fecal contamination of recreational waters. While they do not 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 standard have an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage the public to protect their health by following this advisory,\u201d said Richardson. \u201cTypically, an advisory of this nature is temporary and will be withdrawn once the bacteria levels have returned to a safe level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For additional information on beach advisories, contact the Northampton County Health Department at (757) 414-6252.\u00a0 To learn more about the beach water monitoring program in Virginia visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-epidemiology\/beach-monitoring\/\">http:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-epidemiology\/beach-monitoring\/<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 For more information about recreational water swimming safety, visit the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimhealthyva.com\/\">www.swimhealthyva.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 20, 2025 Media Contact: Bill Pfeiffer, Environmental Health Supervisor (757) 414-6252 or (757) 302-4278 Swimming Advisory Issued for Cape Charles Public Beach\u00a0 NASSAWADOX, Va. &#8211; 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