{"id":18377,"date":"2026-05-21T12:04:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=18377"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:04:24","slug":"swimming-advisory-lifted-buckroe-beach-south-in-hampton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/2026-regional-news-releases\/swimming-advisory-lifted-buckroe-beach-south-in-hampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Advisory Lifted Buckroe Beach South in Hampton\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 21, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Media Contact<\/strong>: Tes La Dieu, Population Health Manager, (757) 594-7411<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Swimming Advisory Lifted Buckroe Beach South in Hampton\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HAMPTON, Va. &#8211; The Hampton Health District has received results from sampling completed on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.\u00a0These results indicate that bacteria levels in the water at Buckroe Beach South meet the state water quality standards for recreational waters.\u00a0 The swimming advisory is no longer in effect at this location.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 Buckroe North, Buckroe South, Buckroe Middle, Fort Monroe, and Salt Ponds 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<li>Avoid swallowing river, stream, lakes, or other recreational water.<\/li>\n<li>Prevent direct contact between broken skin and recreational water.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid swimming in natural water bodies (rivers, streams, lakes, etc.) for several days after heavy rainfall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 21, 2026 Media Contact: Tes La Dieu, Population Health Manager, (757) 594-7411 &nbsp; Swimming Advisory Lifted Buckroe Beach South in Hampton\u00a0 HAMPTON, Va. &#8211; The Hampton Health District has received results from sampling completed on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.\u00a0These results indicate that bacteria levels in the water at Buckroe Beach South meet the state [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":676,"featured_media":0,"parent":16853,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[1002,991,83],"class_list":["post-18377","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-buckroe-beach-south","tag-hampton-health-district","tag-swimming-advisory"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Swimming Advisory Lifted Buckroe Beach South in Hampton\u00a0 - Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/2026-regional-news-releases\/swimming-advisory-lifted-buckroe-beach-south-in-hampton\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swimming Advisory Lifted Buckroe Beach South in Hampton\u00a0 - Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"May 21, 2026 Media Contact: Tes La Dieu, Population Health Manager, (757) 594-7411 &nbsp; 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