The
local health department has begun testing water quality for local
beaches again.
The
health department stopped their weekly water sampling program last
October as part of a statewide cost-cutting measure.
The
state takes weekly or bi-weekly water samples from about 304 beaches
in 34 counties during the summer – they monitor the waters for any
bacteria that could indicate a health risk to swimmers.
The
water samples stop in Franklin County over the winter months when
fewer people are swimming.
The
good news is that no swimming advisories were issued for any of the 5
beaches tested here on March the 7th
though moderate concentrations of bacteria were found at the St.
George Island public beach.
There
were also no swimming advisories issues for any of the 6 beaches
tested in Gulf County or for the two beaches monitored in Wakulla
County.
You
can see water quality results for yourself from beaches around
Florida at the Florida Department of Health website at
floridahealth.gov.
http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/beach-water-quality/index.html
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