Lake Hiawatha ??? Look, but don???t touch???
From:
Willy Lee
Date:
May 08 13:41 UTC
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I appreciate that dogs like to swim, but pet waste is a huge factor in E.
coli levels in urban lakes. (I'm not saying your dog poops in the lake.) If
you dog needs a swim, please consider taking them to the river dog park
where the ecosystem is better able to deal with it.
http://www.town.williston.vt.us/mgr/environ/petwaste.htm
On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Olson, Annie E. <<email obscured>>
wrote:
> The Lake Hiawatha beach E. coli levels have been normal for some time.
> The beach remained closed for a couple of seasons after the original E.
> coli closure due to budgetary cuts, not unsafe levels of bacteria. The
> Lake Hiawatha beach will be open again this summer on weekends, as it
> was last year. The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board regularly tests
> our lakes and swimming areas for bacteria levels and would not allow a
> beach to be open if levels were unsafe. Additionally, it is probably
> okay that you don't allow your dogs in the lake as it is not allowed at
> the beach and dogs are not to be off leash in park areas other than Off
> Leash Recreation Areas.
>
> Annie Olson
> Customer Service Supervisor
> Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
>
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