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HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Whipple Dam State Park has closed the beach after a routine bacteria sampling.
According to officials, the closure is routine, saying the beach is sampled weekly for bacteria and it gets elevated when there are high flows due to rain/thunderstorms.
E.coli bacteria are always present in natural water sources and the concentration goes up when the water is high and/or muddy and more organic material is present, they said in a Facebook post.
Officials said that could potentially cause illness if large amounts of the water get swallowed, which is normal with natural and untreated water.
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Currently, the beach is only closed for the weekend as there wasn’t enough time to resample the water and get the results back in time.
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