Lake Erie's public beaches failed so many bacterial tests last year that Ohio ranks second-worst among all states, according to a new report.
Health officials found unhealthful levels of bacteria in 18 percent of the water samples taken from Lake Erie's 7.3 miles of public beaches last year, according to a report released yesterday by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Only Illinois was worse, with 23 percent of water samples at its beaches exceeding safe levels.
All together now, "We're #2! We're #2!"
Then there's this:
"It takes 24 hours to 48 hours to get (water sample) test results," [Scott Fletcher, parks operations manager for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources] said. "When we post warnings, we're actually posting what conditions were like the day before."
I'm know I'm getting my bathing suit ready. You?
