Bacteria advisory for stretch of beach on Galveston Island

Galveston County issued a beach advisory for a stretch of beach in south Sea Isle because of high levels of contamination.

High levels of bacteria were detected in the water on the beach on Galveston Island by Texas Beach Watch, which regularly tests the bacteria levels on 52 of the Galveston's area recreational beaches. Galveston County Health District spokesman Kurt Koopmann said the beach advisories are issued regularly throughout the county.

The other 51 beaches are safe, Koopmann aid. On the Sea Isle beach, the level reached more than 104 colony forming units, the measure by which the group monitors activity.

Koopmann said contamination comes from a variety of things. He said the current high levels could be from Sunday's rain storm and could bring a variety of things into the water from above us.