![[CREDIT: Lincoln Smith] Sunrise on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Conimicut Point. RIDOH has closed Conimicut Point Beach and Oakland Beach to swimming due to high bacteria levels.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Conimicut-Point-Sunrise-2-2-19.jpg)
![[CREDIT: Lincoln Smith] Sunrise on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Conimicut Point. RIDOH has closed Conimicut Point Beach and Oakland Beach to swimming due to high bacteria levels.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Conimicut-Point-Sunrise-2-2-19-336x252.jpg)
According to the RIDOH’s beach monitoring information posted to their website, the beach was closed due to high bacteria counts on June 20 for seven days; on June 29 for seven days and, most recently, the beach was closed to swimming July 11.
The health department routinely checks city and state beaches for high levels of bacteria in the water. Beach closures are announced with bacteria levels exceed more than 60 cfu/100 ml ((colony forming units per 100 milliliters) of Enterocci bacteria in saltwater and in freshwater. The beach’s status can be monitored at the DOH website.
Such beach closure announcements have become routine during summer months throughout the state.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as new data become available. The most up-to-date beach information is available through a recorded message on RIDOH’s beaches telephone line (401-222-2751). A list of closed beaches can also be accessed at health.ri.gov
Author: Rob Borkowski
Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.
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