Swimming Advisory Issued For Much Of Jersey Shore

A water quality advisory has been issued for 19 Jersey Shore beaches after samples taken by the state department of environmental protection showed excess levels of pollution. The beaches are in Monmouth and Ocean counties.

A swimming water advisory is issued when a sample exceeds the state standard for pollution and indicates "potentially unhealthy water conditions." However, the samples did not show enough pollution to warrant a beach closure.

Testing will continue until samples show safe waters. A number of the advisories were issued Tuesday; results of resampling were not yet available Wednesday morning.

The 19 beaches with advisories are:

• Philips Avenue, Deal
• Deal Casino, Deal
• North Bath Avenue, Long Branch
• Laird Avenue, Long Branch
• East Main Street, Manasquan
• Inlet Surfing Beach, Riverside Dr., Manasquan
• Pavilion Beach, Monmouth Beach
• Rumson Road, Sea Bright
• Public Beach, Sea Bright
• Beachwood Beach West, Beachwood
• Windward Beach, Brick
• Summit Avenue, Island Heights
• Brooklyn Avenue, Lavallette
• Wildwood Avenue, Ocean Gate
• Anglesea Avenue, Ocean Gate
• East Beach Station Avenue, Pine Beach
• West Beach Avon Road, Pine Beach
• Hancock Avenue, Seaside Heights
• Shelter Cove, Toms River

In addition, the following freshwater lakes have swimming advisories as of Wednesday, according to the Ocean County Health Department:

• Ocean Twp. Beach (Waretown Lake)
• Lake Horicon Beach, Lakehurst
• Bamber Lake, Lacey
• A. Paul King Park Beach, Stafford Township
• Dudley Park Beach, Berkeley
• Forest Row Avenue, Lacey
• Lake Barnegat-Middle Beach, Lacey

Ocean County Park's lake in Lakewood and Harry Wright Lake in Manchester both remain closed to swimming.