BEACH SAMPLING RESULTS FOR AUGUST 11 2021
BEACH SAMPLING RESULTS FOR AUGUST 11, 2021
EGYPT BEACH 1311* exceeds mcl
EGYPT BEACH CLOSED FOR SWIMMING.
WATER AT EGYPT BEACH WILL CONTINUE TO BE SAMPLED
(POSTED CLOSED FOR SWIMMING SIGNS AT THE BEACH LOCATION)
ALL OTHER BEACHES OPEN FOR SWIMMING
Humarock Beach less than 10
Lighthouse Beach 97
Minot Beach less than 10
Peggotty Beach less than 10
Sand Hills Beach 63
Scituate Beach Water Testing Results:
Under Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations for beaches, beach operators must sample bathing water at all public beaches for bacteria each week, using the Enterococcus indicator organism. Under that regulation, beach sampling is conducted weekly during the swim season, which is between the third week of June and Labor Day. The six beaches that are sampled include Humarock, Peggotty, Sand Hills, Egypt, Lighthouse and Minot. Test results cannot exceed a specified number of bacteria colonies per 100 mL sample of water. The maximum contaminant level is 104 Enterococci/100 mL of ocean water. If the results exceed 104 Enterococci/100 mL of ocean water, the beach must be closed to swimming after two consecutive unsatisfactory samples have been collected or if sampling cannot occur on the day following a single elevated level is detected.