St Marys Riverkeeper issues fecal coliform water quality monitoring results for January

Saint Marys Riverkeeper
Media Release
Submitted by Anna Laws, MSC
January 26, 2020

St Marys Riverkeeper fecal coliform water quality monitoring results for January appear below. We are monitoring less sites in winter now, and sample all sites again in late spring.

SMRK January 2020 Results

Site Average Cfu/100 ml Quality
Fernandina Marina 0 Good
Fernandina 14th St Boat Ramp 0 Good
Fort Clinch State Park 0 Good
Egans Creek at Atlantic 0 Good
Escambia Slough 1300 Poor
Goffinsville Park 0 Good
Holly Point 0 Good
White Oak 0 Good
North River Meeting Street 0 Good
St. Mary’s River Wheeler Street 0 Good
Borrell Creek, Dark Entry 0 Good
St. Mary’s River at US 17 67 Good
Horsepen Creek 133 Good
Kings Ferry 0 Good
Scotts Landing 0 Good
Camp Pinkney 0 Good
Traders Hill 33 Good
St George 0 Good
SR 121 33 Good
Boy Scouts Camp 33 Good
Macclenny, Turkey Creek 100 Good

 

Good Quality: 0 – 235 cfu

Fair Quality: 235 – 600 cfu

Poor Quality: >600 cfu

Good Quality: 0 – 235 cfu

Fair Quality: 235 – 600 cfu

Poor Quality: >600 cfu

EPA recommended E. coli levels for recreational waters. These levels correspond to an acceptable risk level of 8 people out of 1000 getting sick.

  Designated Swimming Moderate Swimming Area Light Swimming Area Infrequent Swimming Area
E. coli (cfu/100 ml) < 235 < 298 < 410 < 536

 

 

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Mike Collins
Mike Collins(@mike-collins)
4 years ago

Where is Escambia Slough and why is fecal Como form level SIX TIMES the safe level? This is a toilet! Why is this and who is responsible ??