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FC05 Lockes Landing public boat launch Clarke County, VA 08.12.2020

These are the E. coli results for the water samples that were collected yesterday, Wednesday, August 05, 2020.

FOSR 2020 Summer Quantitative E. coli Concentration Results through 08.05.2020

On August 05, at 10 out of the 15 of the sites, the E. coli levels increased from last week.  Although the E. coli level was lower than last week, at only one of the sites, FW 36 Manassas Run, did the E. coli level exceed 235 CFU per 100 mL of water sample. Virginia’s water quality standard for beach advisories or closures was a single sample maximum of 235 E.coli CFU/100 ml in freshwater. This standard was eliminated last year, currently, there is no longer a single sample E. coli threshold that would trigger an advisory.

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These are the E. coli results for the water samples that were collected yesterday, Thursday, July 23, 2020.

FOSR 2020 Summer Quantitative E. coli Concentration Results through 07.23.2020

Three of the sites located in Clarke County had elevated E. coli levels at the time the water samples were collected yesterday. Site FC08, Shenandoah River at Castlemans Ferry/ Route 7 public boat launch, while the E. coli levels measured 172.2, this did not exceed the previous VA water quality standard.   At the following sites the E. Coli level exceeded the previous instantaneous Virginia water quality standard threshold of 235 E. Coli CFUs per 100ml of sample for primary recreational contact:

• 307.6 MPN E. coli – FC05, Shenandoah River at Lockes Landing public boat launch in Clarke County
• >2,419.6 MPN E. coli – FCOC, Opequon Creek off of Neill Road in Clarke County
• 410.6 MPN E. coli – FW36 Manassas Run, upstream of the confluence with the Shenandoah River at Morgan Ford low water bridge in Warren County

In a freshwater system, these data represent a snapshot of the water quality on the date, time, and under the conditions that the water sample was collected. Areas in the region had measurable rainfall over the last 24-hours. The following are recommendations from the Virginia Department of Health to consider before recreating in freshwater rivers and streams.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has changed its name to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. VA “DGIF has been renamed the Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR). Our new name reflects the wide range of wildlife conservation responsibilities and opportunities that our agency has, from hunting and fishing to wildlife watching, public lands, boating, and outdoor recreation.”