Suffolk County issued the following announcement on July 2.
Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club Beach, in Cold Spring Harbor, located in the Town of Huntington, has closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria in excess of acceptable criteria.
According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gregson Pigott, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
The beach will reopen when further testing reveals that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels.
Original source can be found here.
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