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Unacceptable levels of bacteria were found this week in the water at a Fort Bragg beach, the Mendocino County Public Health Office reported.
According to a Friday press release, “the Environmental Health Division of Mendocino County Public Health received bacteriological ocean water quality sampling results for the week of Sept. 6, 2022, that indicate that the ocean water quality at Hare Creek does not meet state standards. The enterococcus bacteria levels in the sample taken on 9-6-2022 has exceeded acceptable levels.”
The release also explains that “signs have been posted at Hare Creek (located just south of the intersection of Hwy. 20 and Hwy. 1 Fort Bragg) warning the public to avoid contact with ocean water due to an increased risk to human health. Contact with ocean water should be avoided for 50 yards on either side of the drainage entering the ocean.”
These signs will remain posted “until water quality meets minimum standards specified by the State of California regulations. Environmental Health Division staff determine this safety standard based on bacteriological findings in their regular water sampling.
The press release offered no further details on enterococcus bacteria, but this information was posted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website:
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