ODNR lifts water-pollution advisory at Lake Milton

LAKE MILTON — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources lifted its water pollution advisory for Lake Milton as of 3:30 p.m. today after receiving favorable results from two lake water samples tested for E. coli bacteria this week.

The pollution advisory was posted after a water sample collected June 9 at the swim beach on the west side of the lake showed 240 colony forming units of E. coli per 100 milliliters of water, which was five units above the Ohio Department of Health’s advisory threshold of 235 for public swim beaches.

Samples collected there this week registered 12.7 Tuesday and 10 on Thursday, according to ODNR, which operates Lake Milton State Park.

E. coli dissipate quickly under the influence of wind, waves and sunlight, explained Brooke Betit, ODNR public information officer.

The source of the elevated June 9 reading is listed as unknown on the ODH BeachGuard website.