Swimming advisories issued for Herring Point Beach in Lewes
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued recreational water advisories for Herring Point Beach in Cape Henlopen State Park due to fecal indicator bacteria that tested above recreational water quality standard.
The advisories went into effect at 5 p.m., July 22, and are due to expire at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 23.
The agency said the higher levels were found during routine sampling.
The advisory said the highest risk of illness is most significant for people with certain medical conditions or compromised immune systems.
DNREC said an additional sample has been taken, and the advisory will be lifted once bacteria levels are below standard.
For more information, go to recwaters.dnrec.delaware.gov.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
