2 North Carolina river sites fail E. coli testing this week after 12 last week
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A nonprofit group that tests more than 50 sites weekly along North Carolina rivers reported Friday just two areas failed for testing of fecal bacteria levels this week.
Sound Rivers monitors and tests rivers throughout the summer from the Durham and Raleigh area to the coast.
This week, nearly all river sites were clear after 12 river areas failed testing last week.
'Last week's results were likely due to the rain we had prior to testing,' Clay Barber, Sound Rivers' program director, said in a news release. 'Any time there's a hard rain, water quality can be affected by the influx of stormwater into the waterways because stormwater runoff can carry some pretty nasty stuff off the land and into the water.'
Don't swim in these North Carolina river areas; 12 sites fail fecal bacteria testing, group says
The upper Neuse River watershed had no sites that failed for E. coli testing, the group said.
However, two sites in the lower Neuse River watershed failed — meaning there were elevated levels of fecal bacteria, which brings an increased risk of gastrointestinal illness, Sound Rivers reported.
The Maple Cypress Boat Ramp in Grifton failed along with Slocum Creek near Havelock, the group said.
Several areas closer to the coast passed the testing, but five areas at Lake Royale were not checked this week.
In areas of salt water, Sound Rivers checks for enterococci for their Swim Guide.
Five sites were not texted in the upper Neuse this week: Clayton River Walk, Neuse Golf Club, Smithfield Town Commons, Hickory Hill, and Ledge Rock.
Based in Raleigh, New Bern, and Washington, Sound Rivers has worked for more than 40 years to help improve the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico rivers.
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