Officials did not provide additional information about the findings, saying in a statement only that the recommendations were based on “high bacteria ... Community Service Pond in Scituate ...

She said that the pond was previously connected to the ocean, but lack of rain has dried up the connection. “That has caused some algae and bacteria to bloom, some species that are very salt ...

Officials have spent months and $100,000 searching for the cause of high bacteria levels in the Long Island Sound which has hurt oyster farming.

Swimmers should continue to avoid a popular north Mecklenburg cove this weekend due to high harmful bacteria levels, government officials warned. Lake Norman YMCA is on the banks of the affected ...

The advisory does not close Dubois Park, set along the Loxahatchee River near the Jupiter Inlet, or its beach.

“The high levels of bacteria are present where there is typically heavier (rainfall) and more common mauka of our testing sites, which make sense due to the large amount of runoff, as well as ...

High levels of bacteria were found at Cove Park in Kihei during routine beach monitoring, the state Department of Health Clean Water Branch said Thursday. The beach is under a high bacteria count ...