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Project S.A.F.E.

Lake St. Beach, Marquette Park, Ogden Dunes, West Beach, and Wells St. Beach

Swimming Advisory Forecast Estimate

For Lake St., Marquette Park, Wells St., and Ogden Dunes beaches
Project by US Geological Survey in cooperation with the City of Gary, Indiana Department of Environmental Management ,
and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

For 2008 Beach Condition forcasts, please visit
Department of Environmental Management page on the
State of Indiana's Official website.

The EPA recommends issuing a swimming advisory when E. coli counts exceed 235 cfu/100m

For more information, please contact Richard Whitman, USGS Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
PH: 219 926-8336 ext. 424, E-mail: rwhitman@usgs.gov

Useful Links:
http://www.ersc.wisc.edu/research/sloi/modisserver/
http://www.great-lakes.net/glba/
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Centers/HumanHealth/near_shore.html
http://www.glsc.usgs.gov/_files/factsheets/2004-3%20Ecoli.pdf

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