Public warned not to swim at 5 Toronto beaches after rain – Toronto | 24CA News

Officials are warning folks to not swim at a number of of Toronto’s lakefront seashores after heavy rain in a single day.

The City of Toronto mentioned the recommendation was primarily based on excessive E. coli counts taken over the previous 24 hours, with cloudy water at some seashores suggesting excessive ranges of  micro organism that might be dangerous.

“Swimming is not recommended during and after storms, floods, or heavy rainfall. Cloudy water can be an indicator of high levels of bacteria that may pose a risk to human health,” town’s public well being officers mentioned.

Toronto’s water high quality monitoring web site singled out Marie Curtis Park East Beach, Sunnyside Beach, Ward’s Island Beach, Cherry Beach and Kew Balmy Beach as unsafe for swimming.

The water at Woodbine Beach was rated as secure to swim.

The knowledge comes from a predictive modelling system launched in 2022 to maintain tabs on the standard of swimming water across the metropolis.

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