08.29.2024 FC08 Shenandoah River @ Castleman’s Ferry PBL (Route 7 bridge), Clarke County VA

Below is the link to the E. coli results for the water samples collected yesterday, 08.29.2024, as part of Friends of the Shenandoah River’s Summer E. coli Testing Program.  The Friends of the Shenandoah River provide, as a guideline, the US Environmental Protection Agency recommended precautionary “do not exceed” freshwater Beach Action Value (BAV) of 235 CFU of E. coli bacteria per 100mL of water sample for early alert to for those planning on recreating in natural freshwaters, including families with children.

https://fosr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FOSRs-2024-Summer-E.-coli-Testing-Program-Quantitative-E.-coli-Concentration-Results-08.29.2024.pdf

08.21.2024 FC08 Shenandoah River @ Castleman’s Ferry PBL (Rt. 7 bridge) Clarke County VA. The first water sample collected of the day for FOSR’s Summer E. coli Testing Program was done under the light of the moon.

Below is the link to the E. coli results for the water samples collected yesterday, 08.21.2024, as part of Friends of the Shenandoah River’s Summer E. coli Testing Program.  The Friends of the Shenandoah River provide, as a guideline, the US Environmental Protection Agency recommended precautionary “do not exceed” freshwater Beach Action Value (BAV) of 235 CFU of E. coli bacteria per 100mL of water sample for early alert to for those planning on recreating in natural freshwaters, including families with children.

https://fosr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FOSRs-2024-Summer-E.-coli-Testing-Program-Quantitative-E.-coli-Concentration-Results-08.21.2024.pdf

08.15.2024 FPSLRP South Fork Shenandoah River @ Shenandoah Landing and River Park, Town of Shenandoah in Page County VA

These are the E. coli bacteria results for the water samples that were collected yesterday, Thursday August 15, 2024. While the Rivers were still flowing swiftly and the levels slightly elevated yesterday, the water levels had come down dramatically since the rains brought by the remnants of hurricane Debby passed through the region at the end of last week caused flooding.

https://fosr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FOSRs-2024-Summer-E.-coli-Testing-Program-Quantitative-E.-coli-Concentration-Results-08.15.2024.pdf

Below is the link to FOSR’s 2024 Summer E. coli Testing Program results that have been accumulated through Tuesday, August 6, 2024.  The Site IDs have been colored coded to aid in identifying the part of the Shenandoah River watershed that each specific site is located in.

https://fosr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FOSRs-2024-Summer-E.-coli-Testing-Program-Quantitative-E.-coli-Concentration-Results-1.pdf

These are the results for the two water samples collected from Hawksbill Creek yesterday:

Site ID: FPHCTL Hawksbill Creek, Town of Luray, adjacent to Virginia Ave. (Rt. 340) @ Pocket Park, downstream of Greenway pedestrian bridge. 613.1 MPN E. coli CFU (colony forming unit) per 100mL of sample

07.10.2024 FSMB North Fork Shenandoah River at Meems Bottom covered bridge in Shenandoah County VA

Below is the link to the E. coli results for the water samples collected yesterday, 07.10.2024, as part of Friends of the Shenandoah River’s Summer E. coli Testing Program.  The Friends of the Shenandoah River provide, as a guideline, the US Environmental Protection Agency recommended precautionary “do not exceed” freshwater Beach Action Value (BAV) of 235 CFU of E. coli bacteria per 100mL of water sample for early alert to for those planning on recreating in natural freshwaters, including families with children. https://fosr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FOSRs-2024-Summer-E.-coli-Testing-Program-Quantitative-E.-coli-Concentration-Results-through-07.10.2024-.pdf