(Des Moines, Iowa)  – Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, in their latest “Beach Monitoring” report, said visitors are free to swim at a popular Council Bluffs beach.

Last week, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources classified the beach at Lake Manawa State Park as “vulnerable” due to E. coli levels. That has now been updated to “ok for swimming,” with no indication of bacteria or Algal toxin.

There’s only one beach in the state where swimming is not recommended — Emmerson Bay State Recreation Area at West Okoboji Lake, because test results exceeds the single sample standard for E.Coli.