Hall Quarry Beach will be closed Wednesday, June 28, due to an air quality forecast from the Environmental Protection Agency. On June 28, air quality for the Batavia area will be Unhealthy for sensitive groups, according to data from airnow.gov, a site run by the EPA and its partners.
Smoke from widespread forest fires in Canada have wreaked havoc with air quality throughout the Midwest and eastern United States. Atmospheric conditions have pushed a dangerous amount of such smoke into the Chicagoland area, creating hazardous air quality conditions affecting millions.
According to airnow.gov, June 28 has been classified as Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. “Member of sensitive groups may experience health effects,” according to the site’s Air Quality Index.
Quarry swim lessons will be cancelled and the site will also be closed for open swim and twilight hours.
Illinois EPA and US National Weather Service recommend active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory diseases such as asthma, avoid long or intense outdoor activity. Everyone else should reduce outdoor activity.
Hall Quarry Beach will reopen for swim lessons and open swim on Thursday, June 29.
