Jersey Shore beach closed, 5 more with advisories from high bacteria levels

The closure and advisories were issued for beaches in Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean counties

Five beaches along the Jersey Shore have water quality advisories, and one was closed on Tuesday because of high bacteria counts.

The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued water quality advisories for the ocean beaches at Montgomery and Bennett avenues in Wildwood as well as for the Lincoln Avenue ocean beach in Seaside Heights.

The state agency also issued advisories for the L Street Beach along the Shark River in Belmar and the bay beach at Stockton Street in Long Beach Township.

The bayfront beach at 25^th Street in Barnegat Light on Long Beach Island was closed because of those high Enterococci bacteria levels.

The advisories come almost three weeks after nearly 20 beaches in Monmouth and Ocean counties were under advisories.

Beaches are closed when, after two consecutive days of sampling, the water quality exceeds the state standard of 104 colonies of Enterococci bacteria per 100 milliliters of water in a sample.

Advisories are issued after the first day of a high level.