The State of New Hampshire has removed a fecal bacteria advisory for North Hampton State Beach after a follow-up round of water sampling indicated bacteria levels were below the maximum allotted amount.
The advisory was issued last week after samples collected from the beach's left testing site indicated a bacteria concentration of 130 counts per 100 milliliters of salt water, which is higher than the state threshold of 104 counts per 100 milliliters.
The advisory was removed on Saturday after samples collected on Friday revealed acceptable levels of fecal bacteria, according to the state. The water is again safe for wading or swimming.
North Hampton State Beach has had two bacteria advisories so far this season after going an entire year without bacteria issues. The town began a large and aggressive program to identify and correct numerous sources of bacteria and runoff contamination along the Little River watershed after numerous advisories were issued in 2011.
The watershed had previously been identified as one of the possible sources for bacteria issues at the beach, as 2011 samples along the river showed anywhere from two to 10 times the tolerable amount of bacteria in the water..
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