Scarborough Beach Partially Re-Opened After Bacteria Concerns

Amanda Pitts

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) — North Scarborough Beach in Narragansett has been re-opened by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, after they closed the water Tuesday afternoon, due to high levels of bacteria. 

As of 2 pm Wednesday, the waters of South Scarborough Beach remain closed. 

The closure is the latest in a series of beach closures across the Ocean State in recent weeks. 

Over the weekend, seven different beaches were closed due to high levels of bacteria, caused by storm-water. 

All seven of those beaches re-opened Monday afternoon, but by Tuesday, officials with the Department of Health and the DEM recommended closing all of Scarborough beach, as water tests revealed high levels of bacteria. 

For up-to-date beach information, call RIDOH’s beaches telephone line at (401) 222-2751,

(c) WLNE-TV / ABC 6  2019

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