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Beach Advisory Status	Advisory Start Date	Advisory Start Time	Advisory End Date	Advisory End Time	Beach Advisory Status Comment
Elevated Bacteria Advisory	06/25/2024	02:53 PM	06/26/2024	03:00 PM	Recent enterococci bacteria results above Maine’s safety threshold (104 MPN/100ml).
Elevated Bacteria Advisory	07/09/2024	02:00 PM	07/10/2024	04:30 PM	Recent enterococci bacteria results above Maine’s safety threshold (104 MPN/100ml). Another sample has been collected at this beach and results will be provided on the MHB website when available.
Precautionary Rainfall Advisory	08/03/2024	09:00 AM	08/03/2024	11:59 AM	Heavy rainfall over 1 inch in the last 24 hours.
Elevated Bacteria Advisory	08/27/2024	02:53 PM	08/29/2024	12:35 PM	Recent enterococci bacteria results above Maine’s safety threshold (104 MPN/100ml).
Elevated Bacteria Advisory	07/29/2025	04:10 PM	07/30/2025	03:10 PM	Recent enterococci bacteria results above Maine’s safety threshold (104 MPN/100ml). Another sample has been collected at this beach and results will be provided on the MHB website when available.
Elevated Bacteria Advisory	08/12/2025	04:30 PM	08/14/2025	02:42 PM	Recent enterococci bacteria results above Maine’s safety threshold (104 MPN/100ml).
Precautionary Rainfall Advisory	08/03/2026	02:50 PM	08/04/2026	02:50 PM	Heavy rainfall over 1 inch in the last 24 hours.