Lake Byllesby Beach Closed

Dakota County temporarily closes Lake Byllesby beach
Public advised to have no direct contact with lake water

Dakota County has temporarily closed Lake Byllesby Regional Park beach and is recommending the public have no direct contact with Lake Byllesby water following a Northfield wastewater treatment plant sewage discharge Tuesday, July 3.

The beach closure followed the City of Northfield’s announcement that a wastewater treatment facility discharged up to 1 million gallons of sewage into the Cannon River between 1–4 a.m. Tuesday. The Cannon River flows into Lake Byllesby.

Lake Byllesby Campground and other park amenities remain open, but the beach is closed until further notice from Dakota County.

The public should not have direct contact with water in Lake Byllesby. Direct contact could occur through swimming, tubing, water-skiing, paddle-boarding or other recreational activity.

Boating and fishing are permitted. Anyone who has contact with water while launching boats or fishing should wash with soap and clean water.

Dakota County Parks has started sampling water at Lake Byllesby beach and is following state health recommendations on testing. When results from at least two consecutive days of sampling indicate the water has returned to safe levels for contact, Dakota County will re-open Lake Byllesby beach.

For updates as available, visit http://www.dakotacounty.us/parks or call 952-891-7000.

For information about Lake Byllesby beach closure, contact Dakota County Parks Director Steve Sullivan at [email protected].

For information about the wastewater discharge, contact Northfield Public Works Director David Bennett at [email protected]
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Yikes! This sounds terrible.

Steve Root wrote:

Anyone who has contact with water while launching boats or fishing should wash with soap and clean water.

I’m not sure this sounds worth it.

And the DNR worries about fishermen removing there drains plugs…

Sharon wrote:

Yikes! This sounds terrible.

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Steve Root wrote:</div>
Anyone who has contact with water while launching boats or fishing should wash with soap and clean water.

I’m not sure this sounds worth it.

Oh poo Sharon. Of course this is still worth it. A perfect opportunity to promote catch and release…just make sure to wear gloves.

And just float the boat in Tidy Bowl after you pull it out.

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i would love the ability to rinse my boat off at the launch with some water to clean off all the crap……..literally. they want us to pull the plug and pull weeds off but how bout some water to clean up the scum.