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Spanish River Advisory Canceled

By Public Health Communications

November 29, 2018

Boca Raton, FL—Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County has CANCELED THE HEALTH ADVISORY (no swimming) for Spanish River Park after recent sampling showed bacterial levels in the water to be in THE GOOD RANGE AT 22 colonies per milliliter of marine water.

Generally, poor ratings are associated with wildlife, heavy recreational usage, high surf from high winds and high tides or runoff following heavy rains. The DOH-Palm Beach always encourages rinsing with fresh water after swimming in any natural body of water.

Health department staff samples the beach waters at 13 locations from Boca Raton to Jupiter for enterococci as recommended by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the EPA. The samples are laboratory tested for concentrations and a value assigned to indicate poor, moderate or good ranges.

Beach water quality for Palm Beach County and throughout the state can be found at http://palmbeach.floridahealth.gov/and click on “beach water quality”.

*A Poor rating may result in a resampling event to confirm poor conditions; otherwise a Health Advisory 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

Beach Action Values (BAV) Enterococcus Results Description

Date of Sample 11-26-2018/ resample11-28-18

Site

Name

City

Enterococci

Water Quality

Status

1

Dubois Park

Jupiter

      30

Good

Satisfactory

2

Jupiter Beach Park

Jupiter

        20

Good

Satisfactory

3

Carlin Park

Jupiter

     <10

Good

Satisfactory

4

Riviera Beach

Riviera Bch

         10

Good

Satisfactory

5

Phil Foster

Riviera Bch

     <10

Good

Satisfactory

7

Palm Beach

Palm Beach

       <10

Good

Satisfactory

8

Lake Worth- Kreusler

Lake Worth

     <10

Good

Satisfactory

9

Ocean Inlet Park

Ocean Ridge

       <10

Good

Satisfactory

10

Boynton Beach

Ocean Ridge

      <10

Good

Satisfactory

12

Sandoway-Delray Bch

Delray Bch

       10

Good

Satisfactory

13

Spanish River

Boca Raton

120/22

Good

Satisfactory

14

South Inlet Park

Boca Raton

    10

Good

Satisfactory

15

Lantana Beach

Lantana

    <10

Good

Satisfactory