The Barnegat Light 25th Street bay beach remained open this week with water quality levels returned to state standards. But further advanced testing will be done to try to pinpoint a source for earlier bacteria levels found after the July 19 heavy rainstorm, health officials said.

(Photo by Ryan Morril)

Daily comprehensive sampling cleared the beach for reopening on Wednesday, July 28 after high bacteria counts had forced closure since after the unusually heavy rainstorm one week earlier.