Image Credit: SUBMITTED/Columbia Shuswap Regional District July 02, 2021 - 6:00 PM Water quality advisories have been issued by Interior Health for two beaches — one in the South Okanagan and the other in the Shuswap — due to high levels of E.coli bacteria, likely from water fowl feces. A water quality advisory has been posted for Okanagan Beach in Penticton between the SS Sicamous and The Peach following a test conducted, June 29, that identified higher than normal levels of E.coli bacteria, according to a City of Penticton media release issued today, July 2. The test found 2,000 colony-forming units of E.coli per 100 ml, which is more than 1,600 units higher than the acceptable amount.