There’s a water quality advisory for Slaughter Beach.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reports that bacterial levels have been found to be above recreational safe levels.
WBOC reports that the agency says it is the result of droppings from migrating shorebirds along the Delaware Bay Coast.
Increased rainfall is one possible cause for the higher levels washing up on the beach.
The television station reports that DNREC will conduct further tests before lifting the advisory.
