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Elevated E. coli levels at a Bde Maka Ska beach have closed the beach indefinitely.
State regulators say the bacteria reading was taken Monday on the beach on 32nd Street. A safe amount of E.Coli is below 125 parts per one hundred milliliters of water, but the reading there showed the number was over 1,500.
Elevated levels usually happen after rain and return to normal within a few days. Other beaches and activities on the lake are unaffected.
According to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board website, "Beaches close if a water sample does not meet the State of Minnesota’s guidelines. A beach reopens when testing reveals that levels are within guidelines. The test for E. coli takes 24 hours, and results are posted early afternoon the day after we sample a beach. The closing of a Minneapolis beach is rare, and in most cases the beach will re-open quickly. Beach status hotline: 612-313-7713."