4:19 pm, July 9, 2013
Seth’s Pond in West Tisbury has been closed until further notice due to high levels of bacteria, health agent John Powers announced Tuesday.
The freshwater pond was re-tested today, Mr. Powers said; it will be reopened pending the return of clean water samples.
This is the second time the popular swimming pond off Lambert’s Cove Road has been closed this season. In June the pond was briefly closed when a water sample showed high levels of enterococcus bacteria.