IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN: RECREATIONAL WATER USE ADVISORY!
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnreceis/Div_Water/Apps/RecWater/Asp/RecWaterPublic.asp
This is the type of message they send out, followed up with the conditions every day until the problem has been resolved:
DNREC Beach Monitoring List <dnreclist@state.de.us>4:54 PM (6 hours ago)
Reply to DNREC_Beach_Mo.
Type: Recreational Water Advisory
Reason: Bacteria
Location: Slaughter Beach
Start Date: 05/19/2015
End Date: 05/20/2015
Description: Slaughter's Beach is located east of Milford, DE
Comments: This recreation water advisory is a caution regarding swimming at Slaughter Beach, this area was observed to have numerous seagulls at the time of sampling and has experienced rainfalls this week. Rainfall may cause an elevation of bacteria levels in natural waterways due to runoff from the land. Re-sampling will be conducted until we receive water quality results that meet swimming water criteria.