Beach Testing Results - August 15, 2014
BEACH TESTING RESULTS FOR AUGUST 15th, 2014
Peggotty Beach – 122
Sand Hills – 20
Based on these results, Sand Hills beach is now REOPENED.
Based on these results, Peggotty beach remains CLOSED.
Minot, Egypt, Humarock, and Lighthouse beaches remain open.
Scituate Beach Water Testing Results:
Beach testing results also will be posted to the News & Notices area of the Town of Scituate Home page.
Under MDPH regulations for beaches guidelines, beach operators must test all public ocean beaches for bacteria each week, using the enterococcus indicator organism.
Under that guideline beach sampling will be weekly during the swim season, June until Labor Day. Unsatisfactory test results cannot exceed a specified number of bacteria colonies per 100/ml sample.
The maximum contamination is 104 Enterococci/100 ml. for ocean waters. There are 6 beaches that we test: Humarock, Peggotty Beach, Sand Hills, Egypt Beach, Lighthouse and Minot.
Maximum Contamination Level: 104 is considered unsatisfactory.
Method of Reference: EPA 1600