Delavan Community Beach Advisory: Delavan Community Beach regularly checks the water quality to keep visitors informed Recent tests show higher levels of E. coli bacteria in the water near the shore. Because these levels are above safe standards, a swim advisory has been issued. Signs at the beach will indicate this advisory, see photo below for examples. Swimming in water with high E. coli levels can cause stomach illnesses. However, E. coli levels can change over time so the advisory might not always reflect current conditions. For the latest updates, maps, and information on which beaches are open, visit https://apps.dnr.wi.gov/beachhealth/healthmap.aspx. Signs at the beach will also be updated regularly with the most current information.
The Town of Delavan plans to clean the engineered basins at Mound Road to improve the capture of sediment and thereby improve the water quality in Delavan Lake. The basins have not been dredged since 2007 and are not longer as efficient at capturing sediment.
Click the following for access to the presentations shared on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Annual Town Meeting.
The Baxter and Woodman Presentation
The Mound Road Sediment Basin Dredging Study (Draft)