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<br />Cit)T of Elk River Polic)T Regarding "Tater Quality Testing at Orono Beach <br />Stephell Rol11f 7/03/03 <br /> <br />Testing Frequency <br />Three sa111ples s11all be tal(e1l at Or0110 BeacIl eacIl Tllursday a1ld M011day a11d a11alyzed <br />for fecal colifor111. TIle reslllts of tIle SaIllples s11all be averaged. <br /> <br />Standard for Posting Warning <br />If tIle average fecal colifo111l COllllt of tIle t1rree sall1ples takell at Or0110 BeacIl on any <br />sillgle day exceeds 1,000, sigIlage shall be posted at tIle beacIl stating "Calltion - <br />111lpaired Water Qllality - Potential Healtll Risk if S\vallovved". Salnplillg \vill be <br />condllcted every day follo\villg tIle exceedallce Ulltil tIle average of tIle t1u.ee sanlples <br />taken at tile Beacll fall belo,",v 1,000 for hvo cOllsecllti\re days, at \VIlicIl ti11le tIle calltioll <br />SigI1S s11all be relnoved. <br /> <br />Standard for Beach Closure <br />If tile average of allY single day's sal11pling exceeds a fecal colifonn COllllt of 2,000, <br />Orono Beacll slla11 be closed alld SigI1S t11at read as f01lovvs sIla1l be posted: "Beacl1 <br />Closed - 1111paired Water Qllality - Potelltial HealtIl Risk if S\vallowed". TIle Beacll <br />sllall rell1aill closed alld daily testillg shall be COl1dllcted llnti1 fecal colifoIDl COllnts for <br />two cOllsecutive day's testillg (tIle average of tIle tIlree tests takell at tIle BeacIl) fall <br />belo\v 2,000, at \vhicIl tinle tIle calltion signs sIla1l be posted at tIle Beaell. Wllell the <br />average levels at tIle Beaell retuI11 to 1,000 or less for t\VO cOllseclltive days, all sigrlage <br />sllall be rellloved. <br /> <br />Additional Protocol <br />"VIlell every fecal colifonn COll1lts raise above 1,000 a daily sanlple sllall be taken at the <br />Higllway 10 Bridge and \Vl1ere the Elk River el1ters Lake Oro110 to ascertaill \Vl1at future <br />\vater qllality l11ay be alld if tIle higIl fecal COUllt origillated at tIle beacll. Tllese test sIlall <br />cease \VIle1l tIle average fecal colifol11l levels fall below 1,000 at tIle beacll for t\vo <br />consecutive days. <br /> <br />Notice lvhen Beach is Closed <br />);- Street departllle11t places SigI1S at Orollo Beaeh alld pllblic access. <br />)r Contact Elk River Police Departlnent <br />>- Lake Orol10 111lprovenlel1t Associatioll is 110tified alld they do a callillg tree to lake <br />o\vners (col1tact all 011 list alld leave l11essages, bllt keep callil1g lllltil at least Olle <br />is spokell to directly: <br />Jilll Snetsinger <br />Jml Taclleny <br />JOl111 Weicht <br />Vallce ZeI11'inger <br />Ed\vard Bllttvveiler <br />Patliclc or Cindy Plallt <br /> <br />241-3116 <br />441-3961 <br />441-4112 <br />441-6536 <br />441- 4203 <br />441-6339 <br />506-1020 <br /> <br />\vork <br />