2017 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?
6/13/17 20 N/A YES
6/20/17 210* N/A NO
6/22/17 31 N/A YES
6/27/17 41 N/A YES
7/5/17 <10 N/A YES
7/12/17 10 19.10 YES
7/18/17 10 16.63 YES
7/26/17 <10 13.26 YES
8/1/17 97 15.75 YES
8/8/17 10* 15.75 YES
8/15/17 20 18.10 YES
8/22/17 <10 18.10 YES
8/29/17 10 18.10 YES

Sunset Lake

Fresh Water Beach
Sample Date E. Coli
​ Count		 5- Sample
​ Geomean		 Acceptable For
​ Bathing?
6/13/17 <5 N/A YES
6/20/17 <5* N/A YES
6/27/17 28 N/A YES
7/5/17 <5 N/A YES
7/12/17 80 N/A YES
7/18/17 36 18.23 YES
7/26/17 88 32.36 YES
8/1/17 28 32.36 YES
8/8/17 56* 52.46 YES
8/15/17 264 66.61 NO
8/17/17 10 51.56 YES
8/22/17 24 43.52 YES
8/29/17 5 24.52 YES