2021 Bathing Beach Water Test Results

The Braintree Health Department considers an individual bathing beach water sample with an enterococci count less than 104 acceptable for bathing/swimming in marine water.

Counts greater than 104 indicate the water is unacceptable for swimming/bathing and the beach will be posted as such. A 5-sample Enterococci Geometric Mean value greater than 35 also indicates the water is unacceptable for swimming/bathing.      

The Braintree Health Department considers an individual bathing beach water sample with an E. coli count less than 235 acceptable for bathing/swimming in fresh water.

Counts greater than 235 indicate the water is unacceptable for swimming/bathing and the beach will be posted as such. A 5-sample E. coli Geometric Mean value greater than 126 also indicates the water is unacceptable for swimming/bathing.
N/A means not available.

*Rain event occurred within 24 hours of sample collection 

Smith Beach 

Sample Date Enterococci5-Sample Geomean Acceptable for Bathing?
6/22/2120N/AYES
6/29/21<10N/AYES
7/6/21235N/ANO
7/14/2175N/AYES
7/20/2113154.99NO
7/27/211047.06NO
8/3/2112277.62NO
8/11/212047.42NO
8/17/212036.40NO
8/25/2116037.89NO
8/31/214150.24NO


Marine (Salt) Water Beach

SUNSET LAKE







6/22/2120N/AYES

6/29/2124N/AYES

7/6/2155N/AYES

7/14/2144N/AYES

7/20/212430.84Closed due to algae blooms

7/27/216038.41Closed due to algae blooms

8/3/214844.12Closed due to algae blooms

8/11/212838.55YES

8/17/212032.93YES

8/25/213635.71YES

8/31/211024.95YES


Fresh Water Beach