8/15/22 Beach Update

🔴Lake Altoona Beach is now closed due to a harmful algae bloom. 🔴Lake Eau Claire Beach remains closed due to a harmful algae bloom. 🟡Big Falls Beach continues to have a water quality advisory.

08/15/2022 1:26 PM

Lake Street Traffic Signal Outage - Tuesday Morning

08/15/2022 10:13 AM

8/13/22 Beach Update

🟢Lake Altoona Beach is now open. 🟡Big Falls Beach continues to have a water quality advisory over the weekend. 🔴Lake Eau Claire Beach remains closed over the weekend due to a harmful algae bloom.

08/13/2022 11:25 AM

8/12/22 Beach Update

🟡Big Falls Beach continues to have a water quality advisory over the weekend. 🔴Lake Eau Claire Beach remains closed over the weekend due to a harmful algae bloom. 🔴Lake Altoona Beach remains closed due to a harmful algae bloom.

08/12/2022 2:34 PM

Cat Bite: Health Department Needs Your Help Finding a Kitten

We need your help to find a kitten that bit a young man on Friday, Aug. 5th, 2022 at around 12:00 p.m. near McDonald’s located off Fairfax St. in Altoona. The kitten was described to be black with white paws and last seen in a parking lot across from McDonald’s near Fairfax St.

08/12/2022 1:30 PM

COVID-19 Situation Report 8/5/22

The current COVID-19 situation report is now available.

08/12/2022 11:13 AM

DOG BITE: Health Department Needs Your Help Finding a Dog

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is asking for your help to find a dog that bit a woman on, Friday, August 5th, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. The bite occurred at the Otter Creek Dog Park in Eau Claire, WI.

08/11/2022 12:57 PM

8/10/22 Beach Update

🟡Big Falls Beach has changed to a water quality advisory, as algae toxins levels have lowered from very high to moderate. We still recommend that people and pets stay out of the water. 🔴Lake Eau Claire and Lake Altoona beaches remain closed due to a harmful algae bloom.

08/10/2022 3:37 PM

8/9/22 Beach Update

🔴Big Falls Beach is closed due to a harmful algae bloom. 🔴Lake Eau Claire Beach remains closed due to a harmful algae bloom. 🔴Lake Altoona Beach remains closed due to a harmful algae bloom.

08/09/2022 3:10 PM

COVID-19 Situation Report 8/5/22

The current COVID-19 situation report is now available.

08/05/2022 11:15 AM

8/5/22 Beach Update

🔴Lake Eau Claire Beach remains closed over the weekend due to a harmful algae bloom. 🔴Lake Altoona Beach remains closed over the weekend due to a harmful algae bloom.

08/05/2022 11:08 AM

Temporary Trail Closure - lower portion in Phoenix Park

08/02/2022 3:19 PM

NEWS RELEASE: Dog Bite

The Health Dept. needs your help to find a dog that bit a man on Monday, August 1st, 2022 at approximately 2:00 p.m at UWEC, north end of Simpson Field.

08/02/2022 3:12 PM

8/2/22 Beach Update

🔴Lake Eau Claire Beach is closed due to a harmful algae bloom. 🔴Lake Altoona Beach is closed due to a harmful algae bloom.

08/02/2022 12:17 PM

POSTPONED: Lake Street Traffic Signal Outage - Wednesday Morning (8/3/22)

08/02/2022 11:55 AM

8/1/22 Beach Update

🔴Lake Eau Claire Beach is closed due to a harmful algae bloom. 🟡Water Quality Advisory at Lake Altoona Beach for a harmful algae bloom.

08/01/2022 12:36 PM

7/29/22 Beach Update

🟢 Half Moon Beach has reopened. Reminder that even though beaches may be open, there is always a risk of bacteria in a lake. Please swim at your own risk.

07/29/2022 12:09 PM

COVID-19 Situation Report 7/29/22

The current COVID-19 situation report is now available.

07/29/2022 10:21 AM

7/28/22 Beach Update

🟢 Lake Altoona Beach has reopened. 🔴 Half Moon Beach remains closed due to unsafe bacteria levels. Check back tomorrow for an update. ⛱ To read our beach FAQs, visit: beaches.echealthdepartment.org.

07/28/2022 10:28 AM

7/27/22 Beach Update

🔴 Half Moon Beach is now closed due to unsafe bacteria levels. 🔴 Lake Altoona Beach remains closed due to a harmful algae bloom. We will share an update tomorrow.

07/27/2022 1:03 PM