What causes my local health department to issue an advisory recommending against swimming and water sports?
A. Swimming in natural water bodies is not risk-free. If your local health department has issued an advisory, it is a warning to those using the water that enterococci or e. coli results have exceeded the acceptable level. Also, if spills, leaks or other problems are known to have entered the water, your local health department will advise that people not swim there.
