Bacteriological Sampling in Perdido Bay using Coliscan MF



A fecal coliform count of over 200 bacteria/100 mls of water indicates the water may be unsafe for swimming.

A total coliform count over 2,400 bacteria/100 mls of water indicates swimming may be unsafe

Perdido Bay above Lillian Bridge- Millview, FL; 30 24 50N/87 22 23W
DATE - 2007Fecal Coliform - #/100 mls waterTotal Coliform - #/100 mls waterWater Temperature - °FSalinity - PPTObservations
January 3, 20073,1006,300574Terrible Scum and Foam
January 13, 20071,2001,200606water is brown
February 21, 2007200500584water is clear, looks good
March 3, 200719001900586wind is from the north, water is rough
March 19, 20071001007014The water has been pretty clear lately
March 27, 2007110013008016The water has been pretty clear lately
April 12, 2007120017007217The water has been pretty clear lately with the exception of some days with scum and foam
April 24, 20077,8008,200748The water has been pretty clear lately however occasionally a lot of sludge appears at our beaches
May 6, 20079001,800826The water has been turbid
May 16, 20076,10016,9007816The water has been turbid
May 23, 20071,6001,6007818The water has been turbid but very little foam
June 5, 20073005008417The water has been turbid but very little foam
June 15, 20072,6003,4008614The water has been turbid with some foam
June 25, 20072,4002,9008612The water has been turbid with foam; Eleven Mile Creek is black
July 9, 20071,1001,3009011The water has been turbid with foam; some algae growing on walls
July 17, 2007100900888The water has been a little clearer with some foam Click to see foam
July 24, 20074,8005,2008415The water has been a little clearer with some foam
August 1, 20072,2002,5008612The water is turbid with some foam
August 14, 20079001,100926The water is turbid with some foam Click to see foam
Click to see scum on August 14
August 24, 20071,1001,2009113The water is turbid with some foam Click to see foam on August 22
August 30, 20072003008612The water is turbid with some foam Click to see foam on August 30
September 6, 20078001,6008618.5The water has been extremely turbid and the turbid material is settling out and turning the bottom black
September 11, 20071,2002,4008312The water has been extremely turbid and the turbid material is settling out and turning the bottom black
September 25, 20071,1001,6008417The water has been extremely turbid and the turbid material is settling out and turning the bottom black
October 3, 20076,8008,4007618The water has been extremely turbid
October 11, 20077002,4007617The water has been extremely turbid
October 25, 20072,9005,700680The water has been very dark,extremely turbid, and nasty
November 4, 20077001,300683The water has been very dark, scummy with lots of foam
November 14, 20073001,1007312The water is dark but clear
November 28, 200736,10036,900679The water has been clear but dark. 3" of rain two days ago.
December 17, 200748,400Frown48,800Frown557.5lots of foam, water is brown
Perdido Bay below Lillian Bridge - Emmanuel Bayou, AL
DATE - 2007Fecal Coliform - #/100 mls waterTotal Coliform - #/100 mls waterWater Temperature - °F
January 2, 20072001,30058
January 16, 2007less than 1002,20062
February 20, 2007less than 10020062
February 27, 200720020066
March 6, 2007less than 5020062
March 13, 20075020070
March 20, 2007less than 50less than 5066
March 27, 200720030073
April 10, 2007505064
April 17, 2007505070
April 24, 2007less than 50less than 5078
May 1, 2007less than 50less than 5076
May 8, 2007less than 5025076
May 22, 2007less than 5010076
May 29, 2007less than 50less than 5080
June 5, 2007less than 50less than 5080
June 12, 2007less than 3346286
July 24, 200730040084
July 31, 2007less than 505085
August 14, 2007505085
August 21, 2007less than 50less than 5090
August 21, 2007less than 50less than 5090
August 28, 2007less than 50215084
September 11, 2007less than 5010084
September 18, 200770070078
September 25, 2007less than 5015080
October 2, 200710050080
October 9, 2007less than 50less than 5081
October 16, 2007less than 5025075
October 23, 200715040075
October 30, 2007less than 50less than 5068
November 6, 2007less than 5015070
November 13, 200720026768
November 27, 2007less than 3426660
December 4, 200723353362

December 11, 2007

less than 32

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