Genesee County Health Department
Better Life Through Better Health
Continued Advisory Against Total Body Contact In The Flint River
Through The City Of Flint To The Mt. Morris Road Bridge In Flushing Township
Robert M. Pestronk, Director of the Genesee County
Health Department, is continuing to advise people to avoid full body contact
with the Flint River, based on current and ongoing river water test results. The
continuation of the advisory is due to the discharge into the river of untreated
sewage on July 11 & 12, 2000 and the results of Health Department ongoing
monitoring of the Flint River since the sewage spill on June 11, 1999.
Mr. Pestronk stated the Department has been, and
will continue, monitoring bacteria levels in the Flint River. "This
highlights the importance of the continued and regular sampling of the Flint
River, which has been conducted by the Department's Environmental Health staff
over the past year. We now have excellent background levels for contrast,"
said Pestronk. Total body contact with the water should be avoided to prevent
exposure to organisms that can cause disease. Disease symptoms may include
diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and possibly jaundice, and associated headaches and
fatigue.
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