NEW: RI Beach Water Quality Among Worst in the Nation
Monday, June 30, 2014
Rhode Island ranks 25th out of 30 states in beach water quality, according to a new report for the National Resources Defense Council.
28 out of 69 Rhode Island beaches tested in 2013 by the NRDC exceeded the National Beach Action Value of “60 enterococcus bacteria colony forming units (cfu) per 100 ml marine or estuarine water in a single sample” at least once.
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RI Beaches Exceed Bacteria Limits
The following beaches exceeded the BAV standard in 2013 sampling. The percentages given for each beach illustrate what percentage of the water samples exceeded the BAV standard.
Oakland Beach, Kent County (41%)
Fogland Beach, Newport County (37%)
Conimicut Point Beach, Kent County (35%)
Hazard's Beach, Newport County (33%)
Scarborough State Beach South, Washington County (28%)
Goddard Memorial State Park, Kent County, (26%)
Atlantic Beach Club, Newport County (23%)
Fort Adams State Park, Newport County (23%)
Easton’s Beach, Newport County, (22%)
Sandy Point Beach, Newport County (22%)
Narragansett Town Beach, Washington County (22%)
Scarborough State Beach North, Washington County (21%)
City Park Beach, Kent County (20%)
Greenhill Beach, Washington County (20%)
North Kingstown Town Beach, Washington County (16%)
Barrington Beach, Bristol County (15%)
Warren Town Beach, Bristol County (15%)
Sachuest Beach, Newport County (13%)
Spouting Rock Beach Association, Newport County (13%)
Saunderstown Yacht Club, Washington County (13%)
Grinnel’s Beach, Newport County (11%)
Capt Roger Wheeler State Beach, Washington County (10%)
Weekapaug Fire District, Washington County (7%)
Bristol Town Beach, Bristol County (5%)
King Park Main Beach, Newport County (5%)
Third Beach, Newport County (5%)
Peabody’s Beach, Newport County (4%)
Camp Grosvenor, Washington County (4%)
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