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 | Enterococci | 5-Sample Geomean | Acceptable for Bathing? |
|---|
| 6/22/21 | 20 | N/A | YES |
| 6/29/21 | <10 | N/A | YES
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| 7/6/21 | 235 | N/A | NO |
| 7/14/21 | 75 | N/A | YES |
| 7/20/21 | 131 | 54.99 | NO |
| 7/27/21 | 10 | 47.06 | NO |
| 8/3/21 | 122 | 77.62 | NO |
| 8/11/21 | 20 | 47.42 | NO |
| 8/17/21 | 20 | 36.40 | NO |
| 8/25/21 | 160 | 37.89 | NO |
| 8/31/21 | 41 | 50.24 | NO |
Marine (Salt) Water Beach