Beach advisory reported, Jun 30, 2026

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{
  "releases": [
    {
      "title": "Swimming Advisories Issued for Nine Ocean View Beaches in Norfolk",
      "link": "https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/public-relations-contacts/2026-regional-news-releases/swimming-advisories-issued-for-nine-ocean-view-beaches-in-norfolk/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:12:09 +0000",
      "published": "2026-06-30T15:12:09-04:00",
      "action": "issued",
      "categories": [
        "Norfolk Health Department",
        "Ocean View Beaches",
        "Swimming advisories"
      ],
      "dateline": "Norfolk",
      "lead": [
        "Swimming Advisories Issued for Nine Ocean View Beaches in Norfolk",
        "NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Department of Public Health has issued swimming advisories for nine Ocean View Beaches in Norfolk: East Community Beach, 21st Bay, 5th Bay, Capeview Ave, North Community Beach, Ocean View Park, Sarah Constant, 10th View and 13th View. Water testing conducted yesterday revealed that enterococci levels at these sites exceeded State Water Quality Standards. Signs have been posted to alert the public of this advisory. Health officials will continue testing beach water, remove posted signs, and notify the public when bacteria levels decrease to meet state standards.",
        "The Environmental Health Division of the Norfolk Department of Public Health samples Ocean View beach water on a weekly basis, during the swimming season, from late May through mid-September. Enterococci bacteria are a group of indicator organisms used to determine the extent of fecal contamination in recreational waters.",
        "While enterococci bacteria do not generally cause illness, scientific studies indicate that their presence is closely correlated to the presence of other disease-causing organisms. People swimming or playing in waters with bacteria levels higher than the state standards have an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal illness.",
        "For information about the Virginia Department of Health’s Beach Monitoring Program, current swimming advisory maps, and helpful tips about recreational water safety, please visit Waterborne Hazards Control."
      ],
      "advisory_area": null,
      "advice": null,
      "role": "issued"
    },
    {
      "title": "Swimming Advisories lifted for Ocean View Beaches",
      "link": "https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/public-relations-contacts/2026-regional-news-releases/swimming-advisories-lifted-for-ocean-view-beaches/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:10:37 +0000",
      "published": "2026-07-01T17:10:37-04:00",
      "action": "lifted",
      "categories": [
        "Ocean View Beaches",
        "swimming advisory lifted"
      ],
      "dateline": "Norfolk",
      "lead": [
        "Swimming Advisories lifted for Ocean View Beaches",
        "NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Department of Public Health has lifted the Swimming Advisories posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, for nine Ocean View Beaches.",
        "Re-sampling of the water at this location determined that levels of enterococci organisms are within State Water Quality Standards. All posted advisory signs are being removed.",
        "For information about the Virginia Department of Health’s Beach Monitoring Program, current swimming advisory maps, and helpful tips about recreational water safety, please visit: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmental-epidemiology/beach-monitoring/"
      ],
      "advisory_area": null,
      "advice": null,
      "role": "lifted"
    }
  ],
  "kind": "swimming",
  "place_words": [
    "beach",
    "nine",
    "ocean",
    "view"
  ],
  "event_type_basis": "swimming advisory from beach bacteria sampling",
  "valid_until": "2026-07-01T17:10:37-04:00",
  "notes": [
    "the lift names the place differently from the issue (paired by the words in common)"
  ],
  "water_placement": {
    "subject": "Nine Ocean View Beaches in Norfolk",
    "town": "Norfolk",
    "notes": null
  },
  "discharger_named": null,
  "_time_basis": "RSS pubDate (UTC) shown in America/New_York; started_at = the issued release, ended_at = the lift"
}

Source: Virginia Department of Health (Norfolk Health Department) via Virginia Department of Health recreational water and swimming advisories (newsroom search RSS), record swimming-advisories-issued-for-nine-ocean-view-beaches-in-norfolk, published Jun 30, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC · Read the original notice

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