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http://viconsortium.com/community-center/eight-beaches-not-safe-weekend-d-p-n-r-says/
"In St. Croix, the unsafe beaches are: Rainbow, Cramer Park, Grapetree Bay, Halfpenny and Cane Bay. In St. Thomas, they are: Water Bay and Lindquist, and in St. John, the unsafe beach is Great Cruz Bay."
Posted : October 22, 2016 11:17 am
The DPNR advisory:
http://stthomassource.com/content/community/environment/2016/10/22/beach-advisory-october-17-21
says nothing about 'this weekend' - advisory is about 10/17--21
Today is the 22cnd -- Hit the beach it is sunny and calm!!
Posted : October 22, 2016 5:43 pm
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I forgot they post the darned things, after the fact, where it does no one any good.
Thanks for pointing it out, exit.
Posted : October 22, 2016 8:13 pm
I forgot they post the darned things, after the fact, where it does no one any good.
Results are extremely relevant to the upcoming weekend. The water is sampled on Wednesday, lab culture on Thursday and results released on Friday evening...
Here are the raw numbers;
Beach Name Island #/100ml Enterococci
Stony Ground St. Croix 15J
Dorsch St. Croix 14J
Frederiksted Public Beach St. Croix 26
Rainbow St. Croix TNTC
Sprat Hall St. Croix *
Cane Bay St. Croix TNTC
Gentle Winds St. Croix *
Columbus Landing St. Croix *
Pelican Cove (Comorant) St. Croix 43
Princess (Condo Row) St. Croix Mill Harbor –NS/ Breezez –*
Protestant Cay St. Croix 65J
New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta) St. Croix 35
Buccaneer St. Croix 24
Shoy’s St. Croix 21
Chenay Bay St. Croix 11J
Teague Bay St. Croix *
Cramer’s Park St. Croix TNTC
Grapetree Bay St. Croix TNTC
Halfpenny St. Croix TNTC
Lindberg Bay St. Thomas 95J
Brewer’s Bay St. Thomas 15J
Hull Bay St. Thomas 1J
Magen’s Bay St. Thomas 23
Coki Point St. Thomas 11J
Water Bay St. Thomas TNTC
Linquist St. Thomas 1270J
Sapphire St. Thomas 2J
Vessup Bay St. Thomas 16J
Bluebeard’s St. Thomas 2J
Secret Harbor St. Thomas 12J
Bolongo Bay St. Thomas 21
Limetree Bay St. Thomas *
Frenchman’s Bay St. Thomas 46
Morningstar St. Thomas *
Cruz Bay St. John 43
Oppenhiemer St. John 1J
Johnson’s Bay St. John 1J
Klein Bay St. John *
Hart Bay St. John *
Chocolate Hole St. John *
Great Cruz Bay St. John 3200J
Frank Bay St. John *
If the sample is found to have more than 104 colonies per 100ml, the beach is considered to be unsafe for swimming.
*Key: * - This beach is not monitored during this season TNTC – Too Numerous To Count
J - The reported value is an estimate NS – Not Sampled This Week (Conflict with the lab or Issue at the site)
Posted : October 24, 2016 1:10 pm
I know these warning are important, but, I don't know anyone who pays any attention to them nor changes plans because of them.
Posted : October 24, 2016 2:44 pm
I rarely check before I go, but I've changed my plans when I've heard about them sometimes. Russian beach roulette. .
Posted : October 24, 2016 3:48 pm
I know these warning are important, but, I don't know anyone who pays any attention to them nor changes plans because of them.
so wait, how are they important again?
Posted : October 24, 2016 5:08 pm
I know these warning are important, but, I don't know anyone who pays any attention to them nor changes plans because of them.
so wait, how are they important again?
Risk is low. But if you have open wounds or suppressed immune system, you could get pretty sick. It's also becoming drug resistant. I had an enterococcus based UTI once. It wasn't pleasant.
Posted : October 24, 2016 6:57 pm
Risk is low. But if you have open wounds or suppressed immune system, you could get pretty sick. It's also becoming drug resistant. I had an enterococcus based UTI once. It wasn't pleasant.
ewwwwuughhhh that can't have been good
Posted : October 24, 2016 9:33 pm
