DNREC issued a recreational water advisory July 3 after finding elevated levels of bacteria in a water sample taken at Rehoboth Avenue.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will distribute $9.7 million in grant funding to help states, Tribes and territories monitor water quality at beaches across the country, including Delaware and Maryland. The effort is aimed at keeping swimmers safe from illness-causing bacteria this summer.
A sewer main break near Ocean Parkway and Cathell Road in Ocean Pines recently leaked 1,200 gallons of sewage into a marsh that drains into Manklin Creek.
The Wicomico Department of Environmental Health has been put under a bacteria advisory due to elevated levels.
A bacteria advisory has been put in effect for Bethany Beach, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
Tyaskin beach is once again under a bacteria advisory due to elevated levels, according to the Wicomico County Health Department.
Along with today's heat, our WRDE meteorologists are warning that allergy counts are high.
Popular sites for bacteria testing include beaches along the Delaware coast as well as marinas and rivers throughout the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Results will be made available starting Memorial Day weekend.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources lifted its recreational swimming advisory for Rehoboth Beach at Rehoboth Avenue, effective mid-Friday afternoon.