| WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM
BEACH PROGRAM CHAIN OF CUSTODY 7 / 16 / 2008_
ANALYST: Evan Cornell & Randy Robinson
Beach # |
Beach Location |
MPN |
Rating |
1 |
Whites Landing |
52.0 |
Good |
2 |
Pickeral Creek |
34.1 |
Good |
3 |
Crystal Rock |
39.9 |
Good |
4 |
Bay View West |
22.6 |
Good |
5 |
Bay View East |
30.9 |
Good |
6 |
Lion’s Park |
53.8 |
Good |
7 |
Battery Park |
7.5 |
Good |
8 |
Kiwanis Park |
32.7 |
Good |
9 |
Cedar Point |
13.2 |
Good |
10 |
Sawmill Creek |
17.5 |
Good |
11 |
Huron River West |
22.6 |
Good |
12 |
Huron River East |
79.8 |
Fair |
13 |
Hoffman Ditch |
<1 |
Good |
14 |
Old Woman West |
9.7 |
Good |
15 |
Old Woman East |
4.1 |
Good |
16 |
Cranberry Creek |
4.1 |
Good |
17 |
Fichtel Creek |
12.1 |
Good |
18 |
Chappel Creek |
33.2 |
Good |
19 |
Sugar Creek |
18.9 |
Good |
20 |
Darby Creek |
17.1 |
Good |
21 |
Sherod Creek |
13.4 |
Good |
22 |
Edson Creek |
38.8 |
Good |
23 |
Vermilion West |
39.9 |
Good |
24 |
Vermilion East |
54.6 |
Good |
25 |
Showse Park |
62.4 |
Good |
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MPN Scale
0-64 Good
64-125 Fair
126 and above Poor (three consecutive poor samples is advisory)
235 and above Advisory |
Weather Conditions:
Beach |
Wind Speed |
Air Temp |
Water
Temp |
Overcast |
Wind Direction |
Wave Height |
Showse Park |
8.0 |
84 |
72.9 |
Clear |
W |
<1 ft. |
Edson Creek |
5.7 |
84 |
75.3 |
Clear |
W |
<1 ft. |
Chappel Creek |
3.2 |
86 |
75.0 |
Clear |
NW |
<1 ft. |
Old Woman East |
0.0 |
84 |
75.7 |
Clear |
- |
<1 ft. |
Huron River East |
3.2 |
85 |
75.6 |
Clear |
NW |
<1 ft. |
NOTES:
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All Water Quality Reports
Definitions
Acceptable
Water Quality
- Lake Erie water quality that meets or exceeds local
guidlelines as tested by the Erie County Health Department
for swimming and other recreational uses.
Swimming
Advisory Issued -
When posted a swimming advisory has been issued by
the Erie County Health Department for the noted beach. A
level of bacteria that exceeds acceptable levels have
been detected and swimming is not advised until levels
return to normal.
The
Erie County Health Department collects samples along
the Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay shorelines every week
between Memorial Day and Labor Day to monitor the
bacteriological quality of the water. These samples are analyzed
for E.coli bacteria, which occur naturally in the intestines
of warm-blooded animals. The presence of E. coli bacteria
indicates contamination of water by disease-causing
organisms, which means there is a higher risk of contracting
an infection for persons swimming or bathing in it. Each
site is rated as "good", "fair", or "poor" based on
the number of bacterial colonies found. If there are
three "poor" ratings at one site over three consecutive
weeks, an advisory to the public is issued to avoid
wimming or bathing at that location until a "fair" or
"good" rating is achieved.
This
site will annouce any changes to the water quality
weekly. Please check this web page for up-to-date
water quality reports from Memorial Day to Labor
Day.
If
you have questions concerning the testing procedure
or anything related to the procedures conducted by the
Erie County Health Department please contact the ECHD
at 419-626-5623
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