BRUNSWICK COUNTY — After a Memorial Day weekend of heavy rain, the state issued a precautionary swimming advisory on Oak Island due to flooded streets that potentially push pollutants back into the ocean.
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State recreational water quality officials posted a swim advisory on Friday, May 26 at the oceanfront area near Crowell Street. Floodwaters had to be pumped to clear the roads so emergency vehicles could pass through.
The state agency noted the water could contain “pollutants such as waste from wildlife and pets, oil and gasoline from parking lots and waste from septic systems or sewers” and advised visitors to avoid swimming in the body of water.
That’s now been lifted.
N.C. Recreational Water Quality Program samples 215 sites in coastal waters of the state, most of them on a weekly basis from April through October to ensure its safety.
More information can be found here.
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