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BEACH SAMPLING RESULTS FOR JULY 2, 2019

Posted on: July 3, 2019 - 3:10pm
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BEACH SAMPLING RESULTS FOR JULY 2, 2019

Egypt Beach –  41

Humarock Beach – 10

Lighthouse Beach – 175**

Minot Beach – 41

Peggotty Beach –  31

Sand Hills Beach – 61

**LIGHTHOUSE BEACH – CURRENTLY OPEN- WATER SAMPLED AGAIN ON JULY 3, 2019 WITH RESULTS BACK ON JULY 4, 2019.

DUE TO THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY THE RESULTS WILL NOT BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.                         . IF TEST RESULTS RECEIVED ON JULY 4TH MEET SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS THE BEACH WILL BE OPEN. IF TEST RESULTS DO NOT MEET SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS, THEN LIGHTHOUSE BEACH WILL HAVE CLOSED FOR SWIMMING SIGNS POSTED AT THE BEACH LOCATION.

ALL OTHER BEACHES ARE OPEN FOR SWIMMING

Scituate Beach Water Testing Results:

Beach testing results are also posted to the News & Notices area of the Town of Scituate Home page.

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.