{"id":864276,"date":"2026-06-13T10:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/864276\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T10:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:03:16","slug":"no-water-activities-at-winton-lake-due-to-sewage-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/864276\/","title":{"rendered":"No water activities at Winton Lake due to sewage leak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">CINCINNATI (WXIX) &#8211; All water activities at Winton Lake are off-limits after routine testing found elevated E. coli levels and Great Parks later discovered an active sewage leak near Winton Woods Harbor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Swimming isn\u2019t allowed at the lake under Great Parks bylaws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Great Parks said it suspended activities including paddleboarding, fishing, kayaking and canoeing after consulting Hamilton County Public Health and the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Ohio EPA was also notified, which Great Parks said is standard practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Under guidance from Hamilton County Public Health, Great Parks posted signs urging visitors to wash their hands and avoid swallowing lake water. Handwashing stations were set up near the water\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Organizers also suspended fishing and water activities at the Kids Outdoor Adventure Expo, but ziplining, rock climbing, golf instruction, archery and other activities \u2014 plus Saturday\u2019s 5K, 10K and Kids Adventure Dash \u2014 will continue as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Great Parks said it is working to flush and repair the damaged pipe and will share updates as they become available. Park alerts and closures are posted at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatparks.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.greatparks.org\/\"><b>GreatParks.org<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/page\/report-typos-to-fox19\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/community\/user-content\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/community\/user-content\/\">it to us here<\/a><b> <\/b>with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WXIX. 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