MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – The Mobile County Health Department has issued a swim advisory for Fowl River near Alabama 193 at the Pelican Reef Marina.
Officials said water quality in the area is poor and swimming that could lead to an increased risk of illness.
According to the MCHD, bacterial concentrations in recreational waters can increase during and immediately following rainstorms because of overflowing sewage collection and treatment facilities, stormwater runoff and malfunctioning septic systems.
Monitoring will continue, and the advisory will be lifted once bacterial counts fall below the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) threshold of 104 enterococcus organisms per 100 milliliters for marine waters…