Fecal Matters: Beach Closure at Lincoln Park in Seattle

BEACH Program Update

On March 2, 2013, the Seattle-King County Public Health District issued a beach closure at Lincoln Park in West Seattle. The closure was issued due to an overflow at a nearby sewer pump station. Crews responded immediately to stop the leak. The public is advised to avoid contact with the water. The utility is following up with water quality sampling.

Contact with fecal

Fecal Matters: No Contact Advisory Issued for Port Washington Narrows Near Bremerton, WA

BEACH Program Update

Today, Kitsap Public Health District issued a five-day no contact advisory for Port Washington Narrows between Point Herron and Tracyton near Bremerton, WA.

The closure includes Evergreen Rotary Park, Lent Landing Park and Lions Park.

The Health District posted signs warning the public not to enter the water or harvest shellfish.



The no-contact advisory is scheduled to

Fecal Matters: Beach Closure at Richey Viewpoint Beach, West Seattle

BEACH Program Update

Today, October 31, 2012, Seattle-King County Public Health closed the beach at Richey Viewpoint in West Seattle because of a sewage overflow at a nearby wastewater treatment plant pump station. The County is actively testing the water quality in this area.

Contact with fecal contaminated waters can result in gastroenteritis, skin rashes, upper respiratory infections and