Dataset

Mississippi Water Stewards

Dataset by Mississippi State University

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 19 August 2020

    Highway 35 Bridge by Foch Dickens

    unusual results - one plate had zero colonies of any kind.

  • 18 August 2020

    D'Lo Water Park by Karen Felder

    BAV=Green Water levels today were 2.88 ft, which is very low. D'Lo record lows were (1) 2.20 ft on 09/01/1954 and (2) 2.45 ft on 07/24/1965. Weather today was hot and dry.

  • 18 August 2020

    Merit Water Park by Karen Felder

    BAV=Green Water levels very low. Tested on a hot dry day.

  • 12 August 2020

    Belhaven Beach by Maureen McGuire

    There was algae floating in the edges of the water where we took the samples.

  • 12 August 2020

    Highway 35 Bridge by Foch Dickens

    One sample here had 48 colonies of ecoli, while others had 14 & 12 respectfully. Samples taken at exact same place & time.

  • 3 August 2020

    D'Lo Water Park by Karen Felder

    The higher the concentration of e coli, the higher the risk of humans getting sick from recreating in the river. The federal standard for E. coli is 235 colony forming units per 100mL. For a designated swimming area, e coli concentrations shouldn’t exceed this amount. The higher the level goes from here, the more swimming should be limited. At 235 cfu/100mL the EPA estimates approximately 36 in 1,000 people will contract an illness from contact with the water. Young people and people with compromised immune systems are more likely to become sick. When we say sick, we’re talking about “swimmer’s ear,” upset stomach, diarrhea, but also very serious illnesses from Salmonella, Shigella, Giardia and the like which can be transported in water.

  • 3 August 2020

    Merit Water Park by Karen Felder

    Green Advisory Congratulations!!! Thanks for keeping our rivers and streams clean and safe for recreational use.