WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has announced that the precautionary swimming advisory has been lifted for most of the state that was issued due to Tropical Storm Debby.
The two swimming advisories for sound-side sites in New Hanover County were lifted on Aug. 27.
The areas that are still under an advisory are:
- The Caswell Beach Public Beach access off Caswell Beach Road in Brunswick County;
- Pamlico River at the Railroad Trestle in Washington;
- Pamlico Sound at the Sandy Bay sound-side access near Frisco along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore;
- Roanoke Sound at the Colington Harbour swim beach at the end of Colington Drive in Kill Devil Hills in Dare County;
- Ocean waters at GA Kohler Court in Rodanthe along Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Dare County;
- Ocean waters at Tower Circle in Buxton along Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Dare County.
The advisories were initially issued on Aug. 7 due to excessive rains and flooding increasing the risk for pollutants and bacteria to get into the water.
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