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UPDATE: Swimming Area Re-Opened at Stratton Brook State Park
The water was re-tested Thursday at the Simsbury swimming area, according to a DEEP report.
UPDATE, Friday, July 22, 2 p.m.
After being re-tested by environmental officials Thursday afternoon, the swimming area at Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury is open Friday.
All swimming areas at Connecticut state parks will be open for the weekend.
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SIMSBURY, CT — Officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) have temporarily closed the swimming area at Stratton Brook State Park.
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Water samples are collected weekly at ponds and lakes within Connecticut's state parks, and are analyzed at the Department of Public Health Lab for the presence of certain indicator bacteria.
Indicator bacteria are not disease causing pathogens, but are one of the tools used by public health and environmental protection authorities to evaluate the potential for contamination of waterbodies, the DEEP said.
The water is scheduled to be re-tested later Thursday at Stratton Brook, the DEEP said.
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