Bacteria at Weirs Beach

[fatlazyless]

So I stopped off at the public $10.00 beach at Weirs Beach today to use it as a starting point for kayaking on the Weirs channel, and first I was surprised to see that the ten dollar fee was not being collected, and second there were about six bright yellow NH DES warning signs spaced evenly along the water's edge at the water's edge of the sandy beach that warned people about high levels of bacteria. For a hot & humid day, the beach was very quiet and empty, and there were maybe five people in the water.

Doing a Google search for 'bacteria Weirs Beach' I came up with a WMUR July 2, 2010 article about bacteria at Weirs Beach, but not much else in the way of news reports. Anyone know if the beach there has been continually posted for bacteria by the NH DES since July 2 or have seen any other related news articles? Is it e coli bacteria? Is it the sandy beach or is it the water, or is it both the sand and the water?

Not having to pay the ten dollars entry fee to park a car for kayaking on the channel........what a deal....... (sarcasm light illuminated here)!