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July 1, 2022 Water Quality Beach Update
Today’s Updates:- Cyanobacteria Pet Advisory signs are being posted at Bearses Pond, Gooseberry Pond, and at Lake Wequaquet. Today’s laboratory analyses results showed increasing growth rates and biomass at these lakes/ponds. Warning Level Long Pond, Marstons MillsPet...
June 29, 2022 Water Quality Beach Update:
Today’s Updates: Warning signage is being posted for Cyanobacteria at Long Pond Marstons Mills due to estimated Microcystins above 8-ppb. Pet Advisory signage is being posted at Lovells Pond due to a low Microcystin level at 5-ppb. Warning signage is being removed...
June 27, 2022 Water Quality Beach Update:
Cyanobacteria pet advisory signage was removed from Long Pond Centerville due to decreased growth rate. Warning Level Bearse Pond (Centerville) Pet Advisory Level Long Pond, Marstons Mills Mystic Lake (Marstons Mills) Parker’s Pond (Osterville) To see a map with...
June 21, 2022 Water Quality Beach Update:
Cyanobacteria pet advisory signage is being posted at Long Pond Centerville due to increased net daily growth rates of 0.5. Warning Level Bearse Pond (Centerville) Pet Advisory Level Long Pond, Centerville Long Pond, Marstons Mills Mystic Lake (Marstons Mills)...
Thursday June 15, 2022 Water Quality Beach Update:
June 15, 2022 Today’s Updates: An advisory is being posted at Bearse Pond due to a recent Cyanobacteria bloom observed and tested. This pond will be retested next week. Pet advisories are being posted at Mystic Lake, Long Pond Marstons Mills, and at Parker’s Pond...
Thursday June 9, 2022 11:15 a.m. Water Quality Beach Update:
All public and semi-public beaches within the Town of Barnstable were sampled and analyzed for bacteria at the Barnstable County laboratory this week. All beaches passed; they meet the Massachusetts Bathing Beach Regulations, 105 CMR 445.00. Also this past Tuesday...