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The Kent Co. Health Department says they will collect and analyze more water samples Thursday to see if they can lift a no contact warning for Myers and Wabasis Lakes

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Officials clear the no-contact advisory for Wabasis Lake at the Wabasis Campground

The corridor-based restoration effort spans over 200 acres across nine sites and around six miles of Plaster Creek through Grand Rapids and Wyoming

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A No Body Contact Advisory is in effect and will be lifted when water samples show acceptable water quality. Ottawa County is warning the public to avoid body contact of any kind with these waters until this advisory is lifted.

The department is currently monitoring 9 shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) cases, which it says is significantly higher than the typical number during this time of the year. Of the nine cases, four have resulted in hospitalization.

An interactive mapping tool produced by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will provide up-to-date information about E. coli bacteria levels…