ROBERTSDALE, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Public Health has lifted the swimming advisory issued on Dec. 3 for the waters of Bon Secour Bay at the intersection of County Road 27 and County Road 1 (Mary Ann Nelson Park).

Based on water samples collected from this location on Thursday, Dec. 10, swimming water quality is again good, with enterococci levels below the EPA threshold of 104 colonies per 100 milliliters.

The Alabama Department of Public Health and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management operate the bacteriological water quality monitoring and notification program under a grant from the EPA's BEACH Act Program.

Samples are analyzed for enterococci bacteria. High counts indicate the possibility that other disease-causing germs could be present in the water. These indicator bacteria are inhabitants of the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals.

For more information, visit ADEM's website at www.adem.state.al.us. Click on monitoring at the top and then click on Coastal Alabama Beach Monitoring.

Additional information is available on the EPA website entitled “Beach Watch” at www.epa.gov/ost/beaches.