The effect of the rains from the southern region of the watershed is traveling downstream. Yesterday, the South Fork and Main-stem of the Shenandoah River was still running high and muddy/discolored. The E. coli levels at all five of the sites tested on the South Fork and the five sites tested on the Main-stem, including Manassas Run, exceeded the previous instantaneous Virginia water quality standard threshold of 235 E. Coli CFUs per 100ml of sample for primary recreational contact.
FOSR 2020 Summer Quantitative E. coli Concentration Results through 08.18.2020