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Tuesday July 19, 2022 5:25 PM | NOTICE OF PUBLIC BATHING BEACH CLOSURE
Keyes Beach is closed for swimming due to elevated Enterococci bacteria counts. Due to this exceedance, this beach does not meet 105 CMR 4445.00, Minimum Standards for Bathing Beaches, and is required to be closed to swimming. Re-samples were collected today and the...
July 14, 2022 4:43 PM | Today’s Beach Updates/ Lakes and Ponds:
Pet Advisory signage will be posted at Long Pond, Centerville within 24 hours due to a line of scum comprised of Cyanobacteria at the public access area(s). This lake is scheduled for additional sampling on Monday July 25th. Warning Level Long Pond, Marstons Mills...
July 13, 2022 5:00 PM | Today’s Beach Updates/ Lakes and Ponds:
Harmful Cyanobacteria Pet Advisory signage will be posted within 24 hours at Shubael’s Pond due to increasing microcystin growth rates and biomass. Pet Advisory signage will be removed from Bearses Pond, Gooseberry Pond, and Lake Wequaquet within 24 hours due to...
July 11, 2022 8:00 AM | UPDATE- Keyes Beach Re- Opened to Swimming
Keyes Beach is re-opened to swimming. After last week’s closure due to elevated Enterococci bacterial counts, beach samples were collected and analyzed over the course of the past several days. Laboratory analyses revealed the third sample brought the geomean to...
July 7, 2022 3:00 PM | UPDATE – Keyes Beach Remains Closed to Swimming
Keyes Beach remains closed to swimming. This beach was sampled during the past two consecutive days. Laboratory analyses of those samples revealed Enterococci bacteria counts were elevated, exceeding the geomean limit. This beach must remain closed to swimming as...
July 6, 2022 | NOTICE OF PUBLIC BATHING BEACH CLOSURE
July 6, 2022 NOTICE OF PUBLIC BATHING BEACH CLOSURE Keyes Beach is closed for swimming due to elevated Enterococci bacteria counts. Due to this exceedance, this beach does not meet 105 CMR 4445.00, Minimum Standards for Bathing Beaches and is required to be closed to...