SWIMMING ADVISORY FOR ST. JOE BEACH

Release Date: September 7, 2012  
A swimming advisory has been issued for the St. Joe Beach area along Gulf 
County’s Coastline after testing indicated bacteria levels exceeded the 
acceptable baseline for state requirements. 
A swimming advisory will remain in effect for this area until further notice. 
Routine testing will continue. 
For more information, you may contact the Gulf County Health Department 
at 850-227-1276, EXT. 125.

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Sample Locations

Beach Water Sampling Results for the Period Starting on 9/3/2012

Sample Point (SP)	Location Click on a Location Name to review sampling history. * Entries indicate resampling events.	Enterococcus	Enterococcus Geometric Mean	Fecal Coliform	Advisory / Warning Issued
1	LOOKOUT BEACH	Good	Good	N/A	No
2	BEACON HILL BEACH	Good	Good	N/A	No
3	ST. JOE BEACH	Poor	Good	N/A	Yes
5	DIXIE BELLE BEACH	Moderate	Good	N/A	No
6	ST. JOE BAY MONUMENT BEACH	Poor	Poor	N/A	No
7	Cape Palms Public Access	Good	Good	N/A	No

Enterococcus Results Description
GOOD	MODERATE	POOR*
0-35 Enterococcus sp per 100 ml of marine water 0-35 CFU/100 mL Enterococcus sp Geometric Mean	36-104 Enterococcus sp per 100 ml of marine water	105 or greater Enterococcus sp per 100 ml of marine water 36 and over CFU/100 mLEnterococcus sp Geometric Mean

Fecal Coliform Results Description
GOOD	MODERATE	POOR*
0-199 fecal coliform organisms per 100 ml of marine water	200-399 fecal coliform organisms per 100 ml of marine water	400 or greater fecal coliform organisms per 100 ml of marine water
*A Poor rating may result in a resampling event to confirm poor conditions, otherwise a Health Advisory or Warning will be issued immediately.  These indicate that contact with the water at this site may pose increased risk of infectious disease, particularly for susceptible individuals.  A reading of NR means "No Result."  This could indicate that no sample was taken at this point because of weather or other factors, or that an analysis result was not obtained from the laboratory.

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