Swim Area at Aurora Reservoir Closed Due to Bacteria Levels

Swim area at Aurora Reservoir closed due to bacteria levels

While the swimming area is closed, the kayaking, paddleboarding, and boating section of the reservoir is still open.

Aurora Reservoir Swim Area closed due to elevated bacteria levels

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Just as the temperature is expected to soar, the Aurora Reservoir Swim Area is closed as of Wednesday afternoon due to elevated bacteria levels. The city says it will reopen when tests show the levels have come down. However, the kayaking, paddleboarding and boating section of the reservoir remains open. View the latest Weather Alerts in Denver and across Colorado on FOX31 Some beachgoers are disappointed. "My hopes…

Careful where you swim. Some York County waterways have elevated levels of e. coli

Ah, yes, summertime and the going is easy, time for some recreation down at the creek or in the river. But the going may not be so easy, as testing of local waterways has shown elevated levels of e. coli bacteria in many York County streams and in the Susquehanna River. According to testing conducted at 20 different locations by the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper throughout the watershed, e. coli is found at levels above those considered safe und…