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Water Quality Monitoring and Beach Status

Beach Monitoring Season is from Memorial Day to Labor Day

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Water Quality Monitoring Data

Fort Foster - Pier Beach

Maine's Beach Action Value (BAV or safety threshold) for Enterococcus bacteria in marine waters is 104 MPN/100mL.

Site Name Date Collected Enterococcus (MPN/100mL)
K-5
05/29/2024
10
K-5
06/11/2024
< 10
K-5
06/25/2024
20
K-5
07/09/2024
< 10
K-5
07/23/2024
85
K-5
08/06/2024
< 10
K-5
08/20/2024
98
K-5
08/27/2024
20
K-5
05/27/2025
< 10
K-5
06/10/2025
< 10
K-5
07/08/2025
< 10
K-5
06/24/2025
30
K-5
07/22/2025
< 10
K-5
08/05/2025
< 10
K-5
08/19/2025
< 10
K-5
06/07/2022
< 10
K-5
06/21/2022
< 10
K-5
07/05/2022
< 10
K-5
07/19/2022
< 10
K-5
08/02/2022
< 10
K-5
08/16/2022
< 10
K-5
08/30/2022
< 10
K-5
05/30/2023
< 10
K-5
06/13/2023
< 10
K-5
06/27/2023
10
K-5
07/11/2023
10
K-5
07/25/2023
31
K-5
08/08/2023
41
K-5
08/22/2023
10
K-5
06/30/2020
41
K-5
07/14/2020
20
K-5
07/28/2020
< 10
K-5
08/11/2020
< 10
K-5
08/25/2020
< 10
K-5
06/15/2021
41
K-5
06/29/2021
< 10
K-5
07/13/2021
< 10
K-5
07/27/2021
< 10
K-5
08/10/2021
10
K-5
08/24/2021
41
K-5
06/02/2026
10
K-5
06/16/2026
20
K-5
06/30/2026
< 10
K-5
07/14/2026
10
K-5
07/28/2026
< 10
K-5
08/04/2026
< 10
K-5
08/18/2026
10
K-5
09/01/2026
20

Download Data: Water quality data are available for download using the buttons below. This download will include date collected, time collected, Enterococcus, salinity, water temperature, and air temperature.

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*MHB's water quality data are provided in real-time and are subject to revision. This season’s data are preliminary and have not received final quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) review.