The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a
series of warnings about the Susquehanna River and its tributaries.
Nearly five miles of the Susquehanna between Harrisburg and Columbia and
1,665 miles of the rivers tributaries were deemed unsuitable for
recreational activity due to harmful coliform bacteria. The bacteria
forms naturally, however its overabundance in the river is attributed to
agricultural and storm water runoff. While the dwindling population of
small mouth bass was mentioned during the announcement, none of the new
impairments were related to the widespread sickness seen in the fish.
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