West/Rhode Rivers Safe to Swim

The following post was submitted by West/Rhode Riverkeeper and County Councilman Chris Trumbauer (D-6th District). The post focuses on the bacteria levels found in local waterways.

Hi everybody,

Good news this week! Our sampling did not record any bacteria levels above the EPA safe swimming limit. There was no rain preceding this week's monitoring on Wednesday. To see the full results of our sampling, click here.

It's going to be hot this weekend. If you are going out on the rivers to cool off, have fun and please contact us if you see anything of concern. Note: Next week we will be sampling on Monday, so that we can give you bacteria results in advance of the July 4 holiday.

For general information about the risks of swimming and other human health issues, see our one-page sheet on the subject by clicking here.

You also can see our water quality maps generated from our weekly sampling on our website. Click here to check them out. 

Thanks for staying informed about water quality on our rivers.