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June 8, 2007

R.I.'s beaches mostly ready for sun-seekers / Photo

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Scarborough State Beachin Narragansett, shown here in June 2002, is among the Rhode Island beaches re-opened this week after heavy rain increased bacteria counts.

Take advantage of Rhode Island’s beaches today – before the rain arrives.

There’s just one beach that’s closed by the state Health Department at this time – Warren Town Beach, because of higher than normal levels of the bacteria Enterococci, according to Ernest Julian, chief of the department’s office of food protection, which also regulates beaches.

When it comes to using the state’s many beaches, no rain is good news, Julian said.

Intense rains – more than half an inch to an inch within an hour – can send bacteria into the water and often prompt the Health Department to issue beach advisories or close beaches.

Check the department’s beach closures page for a list of current closings and advisories, which change on a daily basis. Or call (401) 222-2751 for recorded information.

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