When do you open the swimming beach once it is closed?
City of Lakeville staff will reopen the closed beach when E. coli levels fall below the
proposed MPCA water bacteria acceptable ranges. In late summer during low water
levels and high temperatures, bacterial levels may remain above acceptable levels
for a prolonged period of time. This sometimes causes such beaches to remain
closed longer than when the water temperature is cooler or if the water levels are
higher. City of Lakeville staff will open the beach as soon as it is safe to do so, but
always keeping the public’s health in mind.

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1. Are there lifeguards at Lakeville's beaches?
2. Are the lakes safe to swim in?
3. What do we look for when we sample?
4. Why are swimming beaches sometimes closed?
5. When do you open the swimming beach once it is closed?
6. Can you eat the fish?
7. How harmful are E. coli bacteria?