BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – Health officials have issued swim advisories for three areas in Baldwin County.
The advisories are for the waters of Wolf Bay at Orange Beach Waterfront Park, Arnica Bay at Pirate’s Cove and Perdido Bay at Spanish Cove.
Two recent successive tests indicated poor water quality at the sites and swimming in these areas may lead to an increased risk of illness, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The ADPH and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management operate the bacteriological water quality monitoring and notification program, which involves the routine collection of water samples from 25 high-use coastal recreational sites…