West and Rhode River
Enterococci cfu/100 ml
Summer 2007


DateR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R9R10R11W1W2W3W4W6W15W16W17
5/23/200700042410044NANANA16244N1NA20NANA
5/30/200720208889224NANANA1601216NA4NANA
6/6/200701001760920410470100NANANA0302010NA10NANA
6/13/200701201636641480NANA285640NA32100NA
6/20/200742032248161000NANA83288NA15NA0
6/27/200744008724600NANA4163212NA8160
7/5/200740448481321528NANA4409244NA20NA0
7/11/200704041624680NANA28283612NA12NA0
7/18/200744028123321080NANA0088NA24NA0
7/25/200700041229652416156412812NA0NA0
8/1/200720044420844NANA044804NA0
8/8/2007320403229628002681168322020NA52120
8/15/20070488848404NANA8140160NA12NA0
8/22/2007501507011016012033030NANA1501904020NA130NA10
Notes:N1= no value; sample damaged. NA= no sample taken.
Notes:The EPA recommended cut off is 105

Comment
6/6/2007Bacteria counts at about half the sites in the Rhode River were sky high this week, probably due to the high amounts of rain that the West and Rhode River watersheds received prior to Wednesday, June 6.
8/1/2007Addl. sample taken at W6 on 8/1; result was 0 colonies
8/8/2007For 8/8: Rhode marker #3: 0 cfu/100 mL; Rhode 6A (upstream of R6): 268 cfu/100 mL
8/22/2007In the days prior to sampling, the watershed received 1-2\" of rain.

Listing of the sites



Updated By Stacie Bender
www.westrhoderiverkeeper.org