Just weeks after the Department of Health (DOH) shut down multiple beaches for swimming in Sarasota County due to high levels of harmful bacteria , the agency is doing it again. The DOH has now declared a "no swim" advisories for three Sarasota beaches. During a routine water testing on Aug. 8, the amount of enteric bacteria found in North Lido Key, Lido Casino and Siesta Key Beach were "outside acceptable limits," according to a news release from Sarasota County—two weeks after the same "no swim" restrictions were lifted in the area.
Just weeks after the Department of Health (DOH) shut down multiple beaches for swimming in Sarasota County due to high levels of harmful bacteria , the agency is doing it again. The DOH has now declared a "no swim" advisories for three Sarasota beaches. During a routine water testing on Aug. 8, the amount of enteric bacteria found in North Lido Key, Lido Casino and Siesta Key Beach were "outside acceptable limits," according to a news release from Sarasota County—two weeks after the same "no swim" restrictions were lifted in the area.