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A Minneapolis beach closed for high E. coli reopens only when a follow-up sample shows bacteria back within state standards, not on a fixed timetable.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Water Resources Center tie the region's rainier summers to more frequent E. coli spikes and beach closures on Minneapolis lakes.

Bde Maka Ska rates strong for water clarity in the Minneapolis chain, but high water and shoreline erosion have periodically dragged down its public-health score.

A single heavy rain can push enough E. coli into the Chain of Lakes to close several Minneapolis beaches at once, a pattern that drove a record 15 closures in 2024.

The Minneapolis Park Board's lake monitoring program, launched in 1991, tests beaches weekly for E. coli and now also for blue-green algae.

When the Minneapolis Park Board posts a beach closed, stay out of the water, and keep children and dogs away from any green scum whether or not a sign is up.

Routine testing pushed E. coli past state guidelines, closing swimming beaches on Bde Maka Ska.
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