Sewer overflow prompts water warning from Fort Lauderdale officials
A sewer overflow into the Middle River in Fort Lauderdale has prompted a warning to avoid water-related recreational activities, according to officials.
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A sewer overflow into the Middle River in Fort Lauderdale has prompted a warning to avoid water-related recreational activities, according to officials.
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Ocean Rescue lifeguards told swimmers to avoid the water from Riomar Street south to the Port Everglades inlet.
Two beach water samples did not meet recreational water standards, swimming not advised
According to the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade, two beach water samples did not meet recreational water standards.
Miami-Dade County's Water and Sewer Department announces that the no-swim advisory issued on Monday, Nov. 21, has been now lifted in its entirety.
That said, the Miami River, from NW 12 Avenue to US 1, is still being sampled due to a separate no-swim advisory.
"When I hear that sewage has been dumped in the ocean, I get very worried," said Heloisa Schurmann.
The water off some South Florida beaches may not be safe to swim in.
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County has issued a swim advisory for seven area beaches.
A swimming advisory has been issued for Crandon North, Crandon South and the Key Biscayne Beach Club after beach water samples tested positive for bacteria.
Swimmers are being advised to avoid the waters off Sunny Isles Beach due to bacteria.
Don't go in the water in South Beach. A swimming advisory has been posted at the beach on 1st Street in the most southern portion of Miami Beach.
It's safe to swim at Oleta River State Park again. A swimming ban issued last week for the surrounding waters has been lifted.
Florida officials issued and alert Tuesday for those headed to the water in North Miami Beach.
The all clear for swimming has been given to a popular stretch of a Broward beach.
Health authorities and the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department have issued a swim advisory for a section of the Inter-coastal waterway and Biscayne Bay.
It's safe to go back in the water at Dog Beach on Virginia Key, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Health officials are asking people to stay out of the water in certain areas of Virginia Key after high levels of bacteria were found.
There's a water warning in effect at several Broward County beaches.
Swimming advisories have been posted for three beach areas in Miami-Dade County after test results showed bacteria levels were above acceptable levels.
Health officials in Hollywood have declared a canal safe several weeks after a main break polluted the water with raw sewage.
Health officials lifted two swimming advisories in certain areas of Biscayne Bay after test results from the affected waters proved "normal."
Health officials are asking people to stay out of the water in certain areas of Biscayne Bay after high levels of bacteria were found.
A swimming advisory is in effect for portions of Biscayne Bay after recent heavy rains caused a sewer pump station to overload.
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Starting in June 2025, the city stopped opening the bridge on the half hour during peak weekday travel times — 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Now, the schedule will be permanent.
Representatives Mario Diaz Balart, Carlos Gimenez, Maria Elvira Salazar, US Senator Ashley Moody, and Cuban activists gathered with victims' family members to remember and to demand justice.
Emotional testimony from Bryan Pata's former teammates, with one of them recalling a fight between Pata and his teammate at the time, and suspected killer Rashaun Jones.
South Florida residents are being warned by officials at the SFWMD to conserve water as drought conditions continue to worsen even though the water shortage warnings have not changed.
A federal judge temporarily halted the federal government's effort to end Haiti's TPS program and in a separate order, allowed Florida to continue renewing TPS holders' licenses, leading to this demand.
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