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Beach Water Quality Information -Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />Beach Water Quality <br />Information <br /> <br />Hennepin County Beach Water Quality <br />Information <br />Each summer, Hennepin County Public Health samples and analyzes the water at <br />31 public swimming beaches to make sure it Is safe for swimming. <br />This web page provides a regularly updated summary of beach status -OPEN or <br />CLOSED. Additional public swimming beaches in the rnunty (not listed here} are <br />similarly monitored by their respective city or regional park authority. <br />Beach water sampling <br />Nearly all water-borne Illnesses are caused by organisms in untreated human and <br />other animal waste introduced to the water directly or via rainstorm runoff. To <br />measure the risk of contracting gastrointestinal illnesses from recreational <br />exposure to beach water, samples are collected and analyzed for Escherichia cola <br />bacteria, a primary indicator organism. <br />Beach water sampling results <br />The table below shows the current status of beaches as of the most recent testing <br />date. To meet EPA safe beach water standards, the measured E. soli bacteria <br />count must be below 235 CFU/100m1 in a single sample, or the geometric mean <br />of 126 CFU/100m1 from multiple samples. <br />When E. cola bacteria levels exceed these guidelines, Hennepin County <br />Publie Health recommends beach closure until resampie results show a <br />level within the acceptable range. <br />If a beach is listed as closed, you may contact the city listed for more information. <br />City Lake Beach Status <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Deephaven Main <br />Beach - St. Louis Bay OFF SEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Lindwood OFF SEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Nocomo OFF sEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Northern Rd Sandy <br />Beach OFF SEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Robinson's Bay OFF SEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Rocky Beach OFF SEASON <br />Eden Prairie Riley Riley OFF SEASON <br />Eden Prairie Round Lake Round Lake OFF SEASON <br />Excelsior Minnetonka Excelsior Commons OFF SEASON <br />Fort Snelling Snelling Snelling Lake Beach OFF SEASON <br />Independence Independence Camp Ihduhapi OFF SEASON <br />Long Lake Long Lake Nelson Lakeside Beach OFF SEASON <br />Maple Grove Weaver WI<e Weaver Lake Park OFF SEASON <br />Minnetonka Beach Minnetonka Community Beach - <br />Beach Park OFF SEASON <br />MinnPtrista Dutch C'.amn ('hricrma~ Tres OFF SEASON <br />Related links <br />Hopkins Wells <br />Fargo Building <br />Environmental <br />Health <br />...~ <br />contact <br />Human services <br />and Public Health. <br />Department <br />Environmental <br />Health <br />Em i <br />Phone:612-543-5200 <br />FAX:952-351-5222 <br />Location: <br />1011 First Street <br />South, Suite 215 <br />Hopkins, MN 55343 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />mhtml:file://C:\Documents and Settings\rhaug\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Co... 5/23/2011 <br />