A POLLUTION control team is investigating the cause of high levels of E.coli found in sea water at Grève de Lecq.
Islanders are being advised against swimming in the bay after a sample taken nearby recorded an E.coli count of 3300 cfu/100ml.
The government has said this is “considerably higher” than the European threshold for “poor” water quality and that a pollution control team is investigating the cause.
Signs are also being placed to advise Islanders against swimming there.
The government has said that anyone who has been swimming at Grève de Lecq and starts to feel unwell or has health concerns should speak to their doctor.
The sample was tested as part of regular monitoring of 16 bays around Jersey carried out by the government between May and September each year.
