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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

Popham - Center 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)
PSP-03
06/17/2024
< 10
PSP-03
07/01/2024
< 10
PSP-03
07/17/2024
10
PSP-03
07/31/2024
< 10
PSP-03
08/14/2024
< 10
PSP-03
08/28/2024
< 10
PSP-03
06/11/2025
< 10
PSP-03
06/25/2025
10
PSP-03
07/09/2025
10
PSP-03
07/23/2025
< 10
PSP-03
08/06/2025
< 10
PSP-03
08/27/2025
< 10
PSP-03
06/06/2022
< 10
PSP-03
06/20/2022
< 10
PSP-03
07/06/2022
< 10
PSP-03
07/18/2022
< 10
PSP-03
08/01/2022
< 10
PSP-03
08/22/2022
< 10
PSP-03
08/29/2022
< 10
PSP-03
06/05/2023
< 10
PSP-03
06/21/2023
20
PSP-03
07/06/2023
10
PSP-03
07/17/2023
< 10
PSP-03
07/31/2023
31
PSP-03
08/14/2023
10
PSP-03
08/28/2023
< 10
PSP-03
07/06/2020
< 10
PSP-03
07/20/2020
< 10
PSP-03
08/03/2020
< 10
PSP-03
08/17/2020
< 10
PSP-03
06/30/2021
< 10
PSP-03
07/19/2021
30
PSP-03
08/02/2021
< 10
PSP-03
08/16/2021
< 10
PSP-03
06/03/2026
10
PSP-03
06/17/2026
20
PSP-03
07/01/2026
20
PSP-03
07/15/2026
10
PSP-03
07/29/2026
75
PSP-03
08/26/2026
108
PSP-03
08/31/2026
< 10

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.