West and Rhode River
Enterococci cfu/100 ml - Summer 2009

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Testing concluded for this year.

August 26 was the final day of bacteria testing with Anne Arundel Community College this year. Thanks to Dr. Sally Hornor and her staff for doing the analysis and to the volunteers who did the sampling, especially Butch Shoemaker and Sandy Freeman who did the "courier" work of transporting the samples.

DateR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R9W1W2W3W4W15W17
5/27/200980407012015059022040505703301106010
6/3/20095551054050101055555
6/10/2009105509801801360780201803160294041012010
6/17/2009228402832242842844204
6/24/20092222161722022124842
7/1/20092242132300368413687242
7/8/200922882256476404242222
7/15/2009128252032111042211
7/22/200921122205212114228202
7/29/2009440141456301452242292201
8/5/20091121123464668030662142
8/12/2009414484826816128621141
8/19/2009122121082242161284428244122
8/26/200961010400346502644503658328
Notes:-- = no sample taken.
Notes:The EPA recommended cut off is 105

Comment
5/27/20090.8 inches rain within 48 hours
6/3/20090.2 inches of rain within 12 hours
6/10/2009aprox. 1.77\" of rain within 12 hours
6/17/2009< 0.5 in of rain within 48 hours
6/24/2009no precip; samples for W1, W2, W3, W4, W15 taken without use of extender
7/1/2009< 0.25 in of rain within 24 hours
7/15/2009no precipitation for 2 weeks
8/12/2009between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain within 48 hours
8/19/20090.1 - 0.75 inches of rain within previous 48 hours
8/26/2009R3 unusually high; no precip prior to sampling.