Pond Test Result 2020

Ponds & Beaches-Test Results

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The Ponds are tested each week during the summer. Here are the results: 

The results of the pond testing conducted on 09/01/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                           16

Little Sandy                                    16

Furnace                                           16

Oldham                                              5

Maximum contaminant level:     235

Method of reference:                    EPA 1603

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml). 

 This concludes summer 2020 pond testing. 

The results of the pond testing conducted on 08/25/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                           <5

Little Sandy                                    <5

Furnace                                           44

Oldham                                             20

Maximum contaminant level:     235

Method of reference:                    EPA 1603

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml). 

The results of the pond testing conducted on 08/18/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                           24

Little Sandy                                    20

Furnace                                          20

Oldham                                          20

Maximum contaminant level:     235

Method of reference:                    EPA 1603

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml). 

The results of the pond testing conducted on 08/11/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                           <5

Little Sandy                                      5

Furnace                                           10

Oldham                                            10

Maximum contaminant level:     235

Method of reference:                    EPA 1603

 Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml). 

The results of the pond testing conducted on 08/06/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                           10

Little Sandy                                    20

Furnace                                           64

Oldham                                              10

Maximum contaminant level:     235

Method of reference:                    EPA 1603 

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml).

The results of the pond testing conducted on 7/28/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                            16

Little Sandy                                     20

Furnace                                           10

Oldham                                          10

Maximum contaminant level:       235

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml).  Method of reference

The results of the pond testing conducted on 7/21/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                            <5

Little Sandy                                     112

Furnace                                           52

Oldham                                          <5

Maximum contaminant level:       235

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml).  Method of reference

The results of the pond testing conducted on 7/15/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                            15

Little Sandy                                     12

Furnace                                          84

Oldham                                          5

Maximum contaminant level:       235

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml).  Method of reference EPA 1603

The results of the pond testing conducted on 7/7/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                            <5

Little Sandy                                     12

Furnace                                           72

Oldham                                          5

Maximum contaminant level:       235 

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml).  Method of reference

The results of the pond testing conducted on 6/30/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                            <5

Little Sandy                                     15

Furnace                                           72

Oldham                                          8

Maximum contaminant level:       235

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml).  Method of reference

The results of the pond testing conducted on 6/23/2020 are as follows:

Sampling Location                    Contaminant Level

Stetson                                            10

Little Sandy                                     20

Furnace                                           32

Oldham                                          28

Maximum contaminant level:       235

Contaminant level refers to e-coli (CFU/100ml).  Method of reference EPA 1603.