Environmental Health Division

 

Ocean Water Quality

Carmel Beach

Monterey Municipal Beach (at the commercial wharf)*

Lover's Point

Monterey Beach Hotel

San Carlos Beach

Spanish Bay

Sunset at Arena

Stillwater Cove

photo by: Jim Finney

AS OF 3/2/2010 STILLWATER COVE IS UNDER A RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL MONTEREY COUNTY BEACHES. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED NOT TO HAVE OCEAN WATER CONTACT FOR THREE DAYS AFTER THE LAST RAIN EVENT.

             

Analysis Name

12/1/2009 1/5/2010

1/6/2010

 

2/2/2010

3/2/2010

Single Sample Criteria (# Bact. /100 ml)

30 Day Log. Mean Average (# Bact./100 ml) 30 Day Log Mean Average Criteria (# Bact./100 ml)

Enterococcus

<10

3076

41

<10

31

104 OK 35

Fecal coliform

41

583 10 41 31 400 OK 200

Total coliform-Q

135

24192

158

84 432 10000 OK 1000

Ratio of fecal coliform to total coliform 

NA

0.024

NA

NA

NA

Min. 1,000 total coliform Ratio not greater than .1

N/A

 

ND = Not Detected - level of organisms below detection limit of test i.e. (10 organisms per 100 milliliters)

NA = Not Applicable

Beaches are sampled Monthly from November to April, then weekly between April 1 and October 31 of each calendar year.

If you have questions regarding this page, you can email Susan Rimando or John Ramirez.

 

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