swimming-advisories-extended-for-kentucky-streams
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 7:52 am
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...this is where some of our water on Lake Cumberland Comes from...
...this is where some of our water on Lake Cumberland Comes from...
Swimming Advisories Extended For Kentucky Streams
Posted: May 30, 2012 6:21 AM
Updated: May 30, 2012 6:23 AM
FRANKFORT (AP) - The Kentucky Division of Water and Division of Public Health Protection and Safety say swimming advisories issued last summer will remain in effect because of high levels of fecal coliform bacteria.
Officials say people should avoid swimming and other recreational contact with these waters. The areas include several stretches of the Upper Cumberland River, the North Fork of the Kentucky River upstream of Chavies and on the Licking River, all of Banklick Creek and Three Mile Creek.
More information is available at http://bit.ly/KqE3TL .
Water quality and public health officials also recommend that people who want to swim in public pools follow healthy swimming habits to avoid the spread of waterborne illness. Those practices include not getting pool water in your mouth, showering before swimming and washing hands after bathroom breaks.