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Beach Monitoring Season is from Memorial Day to Labor Day

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Water Quality Monitoring Data

Short Sands 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)
YK-04
05/28/2024
< 10
YK-04
06/04/2024
< 10
YK-04
06/11/2024
< 10
YK-04
06/17/2024
< 10
YK-04
06/25/2024
31
YK-04
07/02/2024
31
YK-04
07/09/2024
< 10
YK-04
07/16/2024
10
YK-04
07/23/2024
41
YK-04
07/30/2024
20
YK-04
08/06/2024
20
YK-04
08/13/2024
10
YK-04
08/20/2024
109
YK-04
08/22/2024
< 10
YK-04
08/27/2024
< 10
YK-04
05/27/2025
< 10
YK-04
06/03/2025
< 10
YK-04
06/10/2025
10
YK-04
06/17/2025
< 10
YK-04
06/24/2025
< 10
YK-04
07/01/2025
< 10
YK-04
07/08/2025
< 10
YK-04
07/15/2025
< 10
YK-04
07/22/2025
< 10
YK-04
07/29/2025
98
YK-04
08/05/2025
41
YK-04
08/12/2025
< 10
YK-04
08/19/2025
10
YK-04
08/26/2025
< 10
YK-04
05/31/2022
< 10
YK-04
06/07/2022
< 10
YK-04
06/14/2022
31
YK-04
06/21/2022
< 10
YK-04
06/28/2022
< 10
YK-04
07/05/2022
10
YK-04
07/12/2022
< 10
YK-04
07/19/2022
10
YK-04
07/26/2022
52
YK-04
08/02/2022
< 10
YK-04
08/09/2022
309
YK-04
08/10/2022
10
YK-04
08/16/2022
< 10
YK-04
08/23/2022
1918
YK-04
08/24/2022
< 10
YK-04
08/30/2022
< 10
YK-04
05/30/2023
< 10
YK-04
06/06/2023
10
YK-04
06/13/2023
20
YK-04
06/20/2023
31
YK-04
06/27/2023
110
YK-04
06/29/2023
408
YK-04
07/05/2023
10
YK-04
07/11/2023
201
YK-04
07/12/2023
20
YK-04
07/18/2023
20
YK-04
07/25/2023
< 10
YK-04
08/01/2023
20
YK-04
08/08/2023
98
YK-04
08/15/2023
242
YK-04
08/17/2023
< 10
YK-04
08/22/2023
63
YK-04
08/28/2023
644
YK-04
08/29/2023
31
YK-04
06/23/2020
< 10
YK-04
06/30/2020
10
YK-04
07/07/2020
10
YK-04
07/14/2020
20
YK-04
07/21/2020
< 10
YK-04
07/28/2020
10
YK-04
08/04/2020
< 10
YK-04
08/11/2020
10
YK-04
08/18/2020
86
YK-04
08/25/2020
10
YK-04
06/01/2021
< 10
YK-04
06/08/2021
< 10
YK-04
06/15/2021
< 10
YK-04
06/22/2021
< 10
YK-04
06/29/2021
< 10
YK-04
07/06/2021
74
YK-04
07/13/2021
109
YK-04
07/15/2021
41
YK-04
07/20/2021
97
YK-04
07/27/2021
20
YK-04
08/03/2021
86
YK-04
08/10/2021
31
YK-04
08/17/2021
< 10
YK-04
08/31/2021
20
YK-04
05/26/2026
86
YK-04
06/02/2026
< 10
YK-04
06/09/2026
< 10
YK-04
06/16/2026
< 10
YK-04
06/23/2026
729
YK-04
06/24/2026
31
YK-04
06/30/2026
20
YK-04
07/07/2026
31
YK-04
07/14/2026
20
YK-04
07/21/2026
< 10
YK-04
07/28/2026
< 10
YK-04
08/04/2026
63
YK-04
08/11/2026
31
YK-04
08/18/2026
10
YK-04
08/25/2026
51
YK-04
09/01/2026
41

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.