2015 Bathing Beach Water Test Results

The Braintree Health Department considers an individual bathing beach water sample with an enterococci count less than 104 acceptable for bathing/swimming.

Counts greater than 104 indicate the water is unacceptable for swimming/bathing and the beach will be posted as such. A 5-sample Enterococci Geometric Mean value greater than 35 also indicates the water is unacceptable for swimming/bathing.      

N/A means not available.

*Rain event occurred within 24 hours of sample collection

Smith Beach

Marine (Salt) Water Beach
Sample Date Enterococci 
Count
 5- Sample 
Geomean
 Acceptable For
Bathing?
6/17/15 10 N/A YES
6/23/15 75 N/A YES
6/30/15 171 N/A NO
7/7/15 10 N/A YES
7/14/15 41 35.01 YES
7/21/15 538 77.68 NO
7/23/15 20 59.64 NO
7/27/15 10 33.80 YES
7/28/15 10 33.80 YES
8/5/15 10* 25.49 YES
8/11/15 10 11.49 YES
8/18/15 10 11.49 YES
8/27/15 20 11.49 YES
9/1/15 10 11.49 YES

Sunset Lake

Fresh Water Beach
Sample Date E. Coli
​ Count		 5-Sample
​Geomean		 Acceptable For
​Bathing?
6/17/15 5 N/A YES
6/23/15 <5 N/A YES
6/30/15 <5 N/A YES
7/7/15 164 N/A YES
7/14/15 720 27.15 NO
7/16/15 32 39.36 YES
7/21/15 8 43.24 YES
7/28/15 5 43.24 YES
8/5/15 40 32.61 YES
8/11/15 44 18.64 YES
8/18/15 168 25.98 YES
8/25/15 28 33.37 YES
9/1/15 100 60.76 YES