‘No Swim’ Advisory Remains for Some Sarasota County Beaches | 10 Tampa Bay

Earlier this month, beaches in Sarasota, Manatee, and Hillsborough counties fell under a “no swim advisory. The presence of enterococcus bacteria comes from a variety of factors, health officials say. This includes pet waste, livestock, birds, land-dwelling and marine wildlife, stormwater runoff, and human sewage. However, there haven’t been any sewage spills reported within one mile of the beaches listed in the past two weeks.

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