E. coli Bacteria in Shadow Cliffs Lake Prompts Parks District to Close South Beach

By AUTUMN JOHNSON

Officials with the East Bay Regional Park District closed the south beach at Shadow Cliffs Lake in Pleasanton yesterday after the water tested positive for high levels of bacteria, according to the East Bay Regional Park's website and Facebook page.

July 23, 2014 - Due to extremely high E. coli bacteria measurements at the south beach of Shadow Cliffs Lake, the District closed the south beach to swimming earlier this afternoon. The District will be re-sampling the water every day until it is safe to reopen. The Alameda County Environmental Health Department recommended the temporary closure. The District expects this closure to be temporary and the south beach to reopen in the next several days.
In a previous article, East Bay Regional Parks spokesperson Shelly Lewis told Patch the increase in bacteria happens every season due to the rise in temperatures during warm weather.

According to the website, the water will be tested each day and will reopen once bacteria levels drop to a safe level. 

The East Bay Regional Parks site has a rating system for the water quality so visitors can check the status of the water prior to swimming. The site has a rating system of red, yellow and green to alert swimmers to dangerous water conditions.

What do you think? Do you check the site for the water conditions? Would you still swim in the water? Patch us your comments.