Beach Testing Results June 23, 2015
BEACH TESTING RESULTS FOR JUNE 23th, 2015
Egypt Beach - <10
Humarock Beach - <10
Lighthouse Beach - 20
Minot Beach – <10
Peggotty Beach – <10
Sand Hills Beach - <10
Scituate Beach Water Testing Results:
Beach testing results are posted to the News & Notices area of the Town of Scituate Home page.
Under Massachusetts Department of Public Health 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 conducted weekly during the swim season, which is between the third week of June and Labor Day. Unsatisfactory test results cannot exceed a specified number of bacteria colonies per 100/ml sample. If they do, the beach must be closed to swimming after two consecutive unsatisfactory samples have been collected according to current regulations.
The maximum contaminant level is 104 Enterococci/100 mL of ocean water. The 6 beaches that are tested include Humarock, Peggotty Beach, Sand Hills, Egypt Beach, Lighthouse and Minot.
Maximum Contaminant Level: 104 is considered unsatisfactory.
Method of Reference: EPA 1600