Bacteria Rate

WeirsGuard · 07-26-2006, 10:07 AM

Just a note about bacteria levels at the Weirs. I guarded at the beach for five years in the mid-seventies and can only recall one time the beach was closed for bacteria count. At that time we had three breakwaters reaching out from the beach (Including the stone jetty.) This seemed to affect the flow of water such as to keep it from stagnating. They also kept the sand from being washed away; the beach was only up to the beginning of the stone jetty at that time.

Also; spent a summer on Pitchwood Island using a pipe into the lake for drinking water. I would give the State guys a sample when they checked the beach water. The results always came back as being free of bacteria. In fact one guy said the lake water I supplied was as clean as most municiple water sources. What has happened since? Are levels up all over the Lake due to the increased lake usage?

07-26-2006, 10:07 AM	#8
WeirsGuard Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Bacteria Levels Just a note about bacteria levels at the Weirs. I guarded at the beach for five years in the mid-seventies and can only recall one time the beach was closed for bacteria count. At that time we had three breakwaters reaching out from the beach (Including the stone jetty.) This seemed to affect the flow of water such as to keep it from stagnating. They also kept the sand from being washed away; the beach was only up to the beginning of the stone jetty at that time. Also; spent a summer on Pitchwood Island using a pipe into the lake for drinking water. I would give the State guys a sample when they checked the beach water. The results always came back as being free of bacteria. In fact one guy said the lake water I supplied was as clean as most municiple water sources. What has happened since? Are levels up all over the Lake due to the increased lake usage?