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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has placed swimming advisories on five coastal locations across Ocean and Cape May counties after water testing found enterococci levels exceeding the state's regulatory limit of 104 colonies per 100 milliliters of sampled water.
The flagged sites — Cedar Point Beach and Beachwood Beach West in Ocean County, plus Wildwood and Bay, Baywyn and Bay, and Ferry and Bay in Lower Township, Cape May County — remain under active monitoring as of June 21.
The advisories arrive at peak summer travel season, putting the state's graduated enforcement framework under scrutiny.
How the Advisory and Closure Framework Operates New Jersey's protocol draws a deliberate line between advisories and closures.
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