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Collier health officials lift water advisory at Clam Pass beach

A type of dangerous enterococcus bacteria like that discovered along Fort Myers Beach by routine water quality testing can be seen in this image taken with an electron microscope
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A type of dangerous enterococcus bacteria can be seen in this image taken with an electron microscope.

The Florida Department of Health in Collier County is lifting a water quality advisory for North Gulf Shore Beach Access Clam Pass Beach North Gulfshore Boulevard in Naples.

The FDOH-Collier says tests completed on Monday, February 9, indicate that the water quality at the beach shows an acceptable level of Enterococcus bacteria. The advisory was issued Feb. 4 after testing found the elevated bacterial level.

Test results are available at FloridaHealth.gov/HealthyBeaches.

For more information, call 239-252-8200 or visit collier.floridahealth.gov.

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