If you were bummed out that you would not be able to take a dip at Aurora Reservoir on Independence Day after the city announced it had closed the body of water due to elevated levels of bacteria, then we have some good news for you.
City officials told Denver7 Thursday morning the swim beach would reopen for the Fourth of July holiday after testing done earlier in the day confirmed levels of E. coli in the water had decreased from high levels measured days prior.
The elevated levels of bacteria found in the water were identified as E. coli by City of Aurora spokeswoman Rory Franklin, who told Denver7 that because the reservoir is an untreated, natural body of water, it’s not unusual for levels of bacteria – such E. coli – to fluctuate in the water from time to time.
“Like any untreated, natural body of water, levels of certain bacteria fluctuate. It cures itself naturally, but when the levels are elevated, it’s best not to swim,” city officials said in a news release Wednesday.
Read more at Denver7.com.
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