Blake
07-02-2021, 11:09 AM
"..….We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but if you're heading to the Texas Coast this weekend, there's a good chance you'll be swimming in doody.
In 2020, 55 out of 61 Texas beaches tested by environmental regulators were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least one day that year, according to Safe for Swimming?, an annual report issued by Environment Texas Research and Policy Center.
For its analysis, Environment Texas examined whether fecal indicator bacteria levels exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most protective “Beach Action Value.” That level is associated with an estimated illness rate of 32 out of every 1,000 swimmers. ......"
https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2021/07/01/theres-so-much-poop-along-the-texas-coast-swimming-could-make-you-sick-new-report-says?media=AMP+HTML
In 2020, 55 out of 61 Texas beaches tested by environmental regulators were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least one day that year, according to Safe for Swimming?, an annual report issued by Environment Texas Research and Policy Center.
For its analysis, Environment Texas examined whether fecal indicator bacteria levels exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most protective “Beach Action Value.” That level is associated with an estimated illness rate of 32 out of every 1,000 swimmers. ......"
https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2021/07/01/theres-so-much-poop-along-the-texas-coast-swimming-could-make-you-sick-new-report-says?media=AMP+HTML