Several beaches along Texas' Gulf Coast have "potentially unsafe" water quality, with much of the contamination stemming from fecal matter and sewage system runoff, an environmental report released this week found.
Cole Park's beach in Corpus Christi and Sylvan Beach in La Porte were among some of the state's worst offenders where fecal matter contamination was deemed "unsafe" nearly 60 percent of the days they were tested in 2020.
Texas beaches as a whole were mostly worse than the national average, with 82 percent of the 220 beaches tested in the state being listed as "potentially unsafe" on at least one day last year, according to the Environment America report.
According to Texas public health officials, swimming in contaminated waters can cause serious illnesses, including gastrointestinal illness, respiratory disease, or ear and eye infections. Cole Park's beach tested positive for fecal contamination on 62 separate days in 2020, the highest of any location in Texas.
Shitty state leadership leads to shitty water conditions
Cole Park's beach in Corpus Christi and Sylvan Beach in La Porte were among some of the state's worst offenders where fecal matter contamination was deemed "unsafe" nearly 60 percent of the days they were tested in 2020.
Texas beaches as a whole were mostly worse than the national average, with 82 percent of the 220 beaches tested in the state being listed as "potentially unsafe" on at least one day last year, according to the Environment America report.
According to Texas public health officials, swimming in contaminated waters can cause serious illnesses, including gastrointestinal illness, respiratory disease, or ear and eye infections. Cole Park's beach tested positive for fecal contamination on 62 separate days in 2020, the highest of any location in Texas.
Texas Beaches Have Unsafe Levels of Fecal Bacteria, Report Finds
Texas beaches were worse than the national average, with 82 percent of its 220 beaches listed as "potentially unsafe" on at least one day last year.
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Shitty state leadership leads to shitty water conditions