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Beach Advisory for June 6-10

Lindqvist Beach on St. Thomas (Source file photo)

The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at popular swimming beaches throughout the territory by sampling for enterococci bacteria and turbidity, which is a measure of water clarity, advises the public of the following:

DPNR performed water quality analysis at 19 designated beaches throughout the territory during the week of June 6 – June 10, 2022. The following beaches meet water quality standards and are considered safe for swimming and fishing:

St. Thomas

Lindbergh Bay

Vessup Bay

Coki Point

Brewers Bay

Hull Bay

Water Bay

Lindqvist Beach

Magens Bay

Bluebeard’s Beach

Sapphire Beach

Frenchman’s Bay

St. John

Cruz Bay

Great Cruz Bay

Frank Bay

Oppenheimer Beach

Johnson Bay

Water Island

Honeymoon Beach

The following beaches do not meet water quality standards because they exceed the established enterococci bacteria threshold and, therefore, are not considered safe for swimming or fishing:

Secret Harbor on St. Thomas

Bolongo Bay on St. Thomas.

Please note: Samples were not collected on St. Croix this week.

Therefore, the water quality at these beaches is unknown.

All persons should be aware that storm water runoff may also contain contaminants or pollutants harmful to human health; therefore, they should avoid areas of storm water runoff (i.e., guts, puddles and drainage basins) or any area that appears discolored or has foul odors. DPNR will continue to monitor impacted areas and waters.

For additional information regarding water quality, call the Division of Environmental Protection at 773-1082 on St. Croix or 774-3320 on St. Thomas.

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