Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park swim ban lifted
Visitors to the Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in Alberta, which is among the top tourist destinations in the world, have been unhappy about the ban that was imposed on swimming in the Milk River there.
The Alberta Health Services had issued a fecal coliform health advisory warning a month ago. This was the third time in a period of seven years that the Alberta Health Services had issued such a health warning to swimmers asking them to stay out of waters because of the high levels of fecal coliform in the Milk River at the park. But now, the warning is lifted and it's stated that the water is now safe. Alberta Health Services has made this decision after confirming at the weekly water testing that all bacterial levels are below maximum acceptable guidelines. It will also continue to sample the river water regularly.
The Milk River, it's to be remembered, is a tributary of the Missouri River and flows through Alberta in Canada and Montana in the US.
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