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Beach Water Quality Information — Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />Beach Water lilty La SHARE. . P.t &f ' <br />Information <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 county (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 toll <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. coil bacteria <br />count must be below 235 CFU 1100ml in a single sample, or the geometric mean <br />of 126 CFU /100ml from multiple samples. <br />When E. coil bacteria levels exceed these guidelines, Hennepin County <br />Public Health recommends beach closure until resample 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 OFF SEASON <br />Beach - St. Louis Bay <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Lindwood OFF SEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Nocomo OFF SEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Northern Rd Sandy <br />Beach OFFSEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Robinson's Bay OFF SEASON <br />Deephaven Minnetonka Rocky Beach OFF SEASON <br />Eden Prairie Rlley 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 CampIhduhapi OFF SEASON <br />!Maple g Lake Long Lake Nelson Lakeside Beach OFF SEASON <br />Grove Weaver Lal<e Weaver Lake Park OFF SEASON <br />netonka Beach Minnetonka Community Beach - OFF SEASON <br />Beach Park <br />Mlnne.trista <br />out Camn C.hrictma,; Tr". OFFSEASON <br />Related Links <br />Hopkins Wells <br />Fargo Building <br />Environmental <br />Health <br />"u...,U� <br />Contact <br />Human Services <br />and Public Health <br />Department <br />Environmental <br />Health <br />9W AU <br />Phone: 612 -543 -5200 <br />FAX: 952- 351 -5222 <br />Location: <br />1011 First Street <br />South, Suite 21S <br />Hopkins, MN 55343 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />mhbn1:file://CADocuments and Se ' s \rhaug\I.,ocai Setiings\'Temporary Internet Files \Co... 5/23/2011 <br />