2018 Beach Water Monitoring Report now available

April 29, 2019

The Huron County Health Unit’s 2018 Beach Water Monitoring Report is now available.

The report provides background on sources of E. coli at freshwater beaches, outlines the 2018 beach sampling protocol, and presents the results from the 2018 beach water quality monitoring program in Huron County.

Those interested in viewing current and historical data from the Huron County beach water quality monitoring program are encouraged to explore www.myPerthHuron.ca in the Environment domain using the interactive graphs.

At myPerthHuron.ca, visitors can search all water quality data from 2000 to present for the 14 public lakeshore beaches in Huron County. The myPerthHuron website was developed by the Social Research & Planning Council, United Way of Perth-Huron, and the University of Waterloo Computer Systems Group to provide access to information on community wellbeing.

For a copy of the 2018 Beach Water Monitoring Report, please visit www.huronhealthunit.ca/beach-reports or contact the Huron County Health Unit at 519-482-3416 or 1-877-837-6143.

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For more information contact:

Rita Marshall, Communications Coordinator
519.482.3416 (ext 2023)
rmarshall@huroncounty.ca
Our Spokesperson is: Erica Clark, Epidemiologist. Our media contact will connect you to our spokesperson on this topic.