Water Quality All is Good This Week!
No WQ issues to speak of this week – water temperatures warming. RED TIDE Still persists in SW FL with fish kills and irritating eyes – but all clear in panhandle. FISH KILLS… Read More
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YET ANOTHER HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR BAYOU TEXAR
The Enterococcus bacteria count for Texar this week is 160 colonies / 100ml – another health advisory has been issued. Upper Perdido Bay is more freshwater and would use the fecal coliform values. For FC… Read More
Another Advisory Issued for Bayou Texar
Not all stations reported this week – but that is to be expected this time of year. That said there is a health advisory issued for Bayou Texar this week. The 2015 Water Quality… Read More
HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR BAYOU TEXAR
Welcome back to 2016 and the Water Quality Update. This year we will be expanding to include data from the Escambia Marine Science Educators (ESME) and from the Florida Microplastics Awareness Program. Later this month… Read More
When Will the Red Tide End?
This is a question I have been asked several times in the last week. As most of you know the red tide that has been occurring off the panhandle the last few months is still… Read More
Water Quality Update – Nov 20, 2015
HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR BAYOU GRANDE The Escambia County Health Department measured bacteria counts above 104 colonies / ml of water in Bayou Grande this week. Bayou Chico is moderate. Bayou Texar is good. Two… Read More
Red Tide Continues… Water Quality Update – Nov 13, 2015
FDEP did not post any data this week and ECHD only posted Bayou Texar, of the three bayous we are monitoring. ECHD did rate Bayou Texar as POOR indicating that the bacteria levels are at… Read More
Heavy Rain Triggers High Bacteria in Bayou Texar… Water Quality Update – Nov 6, 2015
There was yet again a heavy rain event in the area and the bacteria loads in Bayou Texar have initiated yet another health advisory for that body of water. Equipment malfunction kept FDEP from sampling… Read More
It’s Happening… Red Tide
Many coastal Panhandlers woke up this week to the sight and smell of dead fish. Thousands of them washed ashore from Panama City to Pensacola. This mass die off included a variety of species including… Read More
Water Quality Update – October 23, 2015
Samples were collected from all stations except Bayou’s Chico and Grande. Water temperatures are beginning to decrease (we have a couple logged in the 60’s). Salinities remain a little higher than normal for most locations…. Read More