What happens when the water is unsafe?
When the bacteria levels in the water is found to be excessive, by the Health Department’s and the Department of Environmental Services’ (DES) standards, the beach is immediately posted as no swimming and not meeting safe bathing standards. The posted areas are subsequently re-sampled. If the sample results come back below the 88 Escherichia coli per 100 ml of water standard, the beach is reopened. If the results remain above safe bacteria levels, the posting remains. These water quality results are available on our web site.
