A swimming advisory for Tybee Island’s Polk Street Beach has been lifted by the Chatham County Health Department.
The advisory – that covered the northern most part of Tybee Island – was issued Wednesday after routine water quality tests showed a high level of enterococci bacteria. Enterococci increases the risk of gastrointestinal illness in swimmers.
Since then, water samples show the bacteria levels have dropped below the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended limits.