2010 Bacteriological Sampling in Eleven Mile Creek and 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

Papermills and sugar producers discharge large amounts of organic matter which are degraded by bacteria. Many of these bacteria are in the coliform family. A pathogenic bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae, is a coliform and associated with wastes of high organic content. These wastes reduce the dissolved oxygen in water because the bacteria use up the oxygen.

Salinity of 0 PPT would be fresh water; sea water would have a salinity of approximately 36 PPT.

Perdido Bay above Lillian Bridge- Millview, FL; 30 24 50N/87 22 23W
DATE - 2010 Fecal Coliform - #/100 mls water Total Coliform - #/100 mls water Water Temperature - °F Salinity - PPT Observations
January 15, 2010 4,000 4,900 47 1 water was clear but slightly brown
January 27, 2010 1,900 2,000 62 0 water was brown and turbid
February 14, 2010 2,500 3,800 58 0 water is brown but clear
March 19, 2010 1,600 2,700 66 0 water looks pretty good
April 11, 2010 0 0 71 1.5 water has looked clear lately
April 22, 2010 0 0 76 6.5 water has looked clear lately
May 15, 2010 22,000 29,200 82 less than 1 sample taken after a 2" rain
May 31, 2010 1100 1100 84 4 water brown but fairly clear; bay has looked better this summer
June 22, 2010 4900 6900 86 4 water brown and turbid
July 30, 2010 2100 3800 96 6 water is turbid. Bay looks terrible
September 1, 2010 1400 3600 80 3 water has been turbid. Bay looks terrible
September 25, 2010 1300 1300 83 11 water has been turbid. Bay looks terrible
Eleven mile Creek (Papermill creek)
September 29, 2010 N.A. 1400 85 1400 microhms Dissolved Oxygen was 5.8 ppm
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