Coastal water quality issues reported in Manatee County

The nonprofit Suncoast Waterkeeper the week ending Aug. 11 but the nonprofit issued a swim caution following the passage of Tropical Storm Debby.

The caution was based on a report from Bradenton’s water reclamation facility of an overflow bypass that resulted in 3.5 million gallons of untreated sewage discharging into the Manatee River during the storm.

The concern was for pollution, including Enterococci bacteria, which lives in the intestinal tracts of warm-blood animals and causes illness.

For more information, go to suncoastwaterkeeper.org.

Meanwhile, the Florida Healthy Beaches Program reported poor water quality at several locations in Manatee County, including Bayfront Park in Anna Maria and the Palma Sola Causeway South beach in Bradenton.

For more, go to floridahealth.gov.