July 22, 2005 Beach Water Quality Advisory Lifted At Cypremort Point

BATON ROUGE, Jul 22, 2005 - The swim advisory issued for the water at Cypremort Point Beach in St. Mary Parish on July 15 has been lifted. The advisory was issued because high levels of potentially unsafe bacteria were found in the water. However, water samples tested during the past seven days show the water is now acceptable for swimming.

Cypremort Point Beach was never closed as a result of this advisory because conditions were acceptable for land-based or boating and fishing activities.

The Louisiana BEACH Monitoring Program is a partnership between the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Department of Environmental Quality and the Louisiana Office of State Parks. The program monitors bacteria levels of water at 13 locations throughout the state from April through October. For more information on the program or to check the status of monitoring at the different locations, please visit www.ophbeachmonitoring.com.

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