Beach closure at Lake of The Ozarks

Just wanted to follow up on the E-coli story at the Lake of The Ozarks. A small public beach at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks was closed down October 19th  because of high levels of E. coli.

This continues from the high levels of E-coli that were found in the lake during the summer tourist season but were not reported on until a month or so ago.  The Department of Natural Resources says it closed the beach after tests Friday showed high levels of bacteria in the lake’s main channel. The agency blames run-off from last week’s rains for the contamination.

This beach is the same one that was not closed in May despite two tests showing high E. coli. An internal investigation found several other examples of beaches that were not properly closed.

DNR tested water near the beach for a lake-wide water quality survey. That study was ordered earlier this fall after revelations that the department withheld results for about a month from a different water study.