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Beach advisory reported, Sep 4, 2026

Advisory lifted · Lake County Health Department (Illinois BeachGuard System)

Source: Lake County Health Department (Illinois BeachGuard System) via Illinois BeachGuard System (IDPH): advisories and closures, E. coli results, record 273-20260904T0800, updated by the source Nov 5, 2026, 6:11 AM CST, retrieved 2026-11-06 08:41 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Where the advisory applies

Issued by: Lake County Health Department (Illinois BeachGuard System). Location: 42.39703, -88.04487; location source: given in the source record.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Lake Miltmore”. Not linked to a mapped water.

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When it happened and when it was reported

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Ended
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Published
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What was reported

Type
Beach advisory
Status in the record
Advisory lifted

Advice from Lake County Health Department (Illinois BeachGuard System)

“Contamination Advisory: Lake Miltmore Beach”

Lake County Health Department (Illinois BeachGuard System)
Advice period
This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
Basis
not stated

Status history from this report

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.

Source and versions

Source
Illinois BeachGuard System (IDPH): advisories and closures, E. coli results
Source record number
273-20260904T0800
Original notice
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Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifieril-idph-beachguard:273-20260904T0800
Source identifieril-idph-beachguard
Source record number273-20260904T0800
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeBeach advisory
Status in the reportAdvisory lifted
Sewer operator identifierNot provided
Sewer operatorNot provided
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)Not provided
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportLake Miltmore
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
Latitude42.397
Longitude-88.045
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedSep 4, 2026, 8:00 AM CDT (2026-09-04T08:00:00-05:00)
EndedNov 5, 2026, 9:13 AM CST (2026-11-05T15:13:38Z)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceNot provided
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedNov 5, 2026, 6:11 AM CST (2026-11-05T12:11:54Z)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 6, 2026, 2:41 AM CST (2026-11-06T08:41:54Z)
MaterialNot provided
Volume, in gallonsNot provided
Volume as reportedNot provided
How volume was determinednot stated whether estimated or measured
AuthorityLake County Health Department (Illinois BeachGuard System)
AdviceQuoted in full above
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://idph.illinois.gov/envhealth/ilbeaches/public/BeachDetail.aspx?BeachId=273

Original source data

{
  "title": "Contamination Advisory - Lake Miltmore - Lake Miltmore Beach",
  "advisory_type": "Contamination Advisory",
  "beach": "Lake Miltmore Beach",
  "start_text": "9/04/2026 8:00 AM",
  "issued_by": "Lake County Health Department",
  "comment": null,
  "county": "LAKE",
  "accessibility": "Private Owned, Private Access",
  "first_listed_at": "2026-11-04T15:29:07Z",
  "last_listed_at": "2026-11-05T12:11:54Z",
  "start_basis": "the beach page's start date",
  "lift_observed_between": [
    "2026-11-05T12:11:54Z",
    "2026-11-05T15:13:38Z"
  ],
  "ended_at_precision": "poll",
  "lift_basis": "the feed of advisories in effect stopped listing the beach"
}

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