On tuesday 5/12/09 Surfrider Foundation took water samples from eastern and western lakes near the outfalls where the children play on weekends. Here are the results; Eastern Lake Fecal coliforms/E. Coli. - 100/100 ml Enterobacter - 3600/100 ml Total coliform - 3700/100 ml Western Lake Fecal coliforms/E. coli - 0/100 ml Enterobacter - 2500/100 ml Total coliform - 2500/100 ml Water Quality Standards from Walton County Health Department: [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Fecal [/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]0-200/100 ml ? good[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]200-399/100 ml ? moderate[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]400+/100 ml ? poor[/SIZE][/FONT] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Enterococcus (not Enterobacter)[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]0-34/100 ml ? good[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]35-104/100 ml ? moderate[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]105 +/100 ml ? poor[/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Link to EPA Bacterial Water Quality Standards:[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [URL="http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/local/statreptac.pdf"][U][COLOR=#800080]http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/local/statreptac.pdf[/COLOR][/U][/URL] From EPA, Total coliforms should be less than 2400 for any one sample.
