Let’s begin with understanding what a health advisory is and when they are issued. The Department of Health samples local water bodies where people frequently swim for fecal bacteria. As the name implies, these bacteria are associated ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesHealth advisories are issued by state and local health departments when levels of fecal bacteria become too high for the public to safely enter the water. Sewage can be a source of these fecal bacteria. They can harbor pathogenic organisms ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water
In Part 1 of Reducing Health Advisories, we discussed how owners of septic systems could develop a management plan to reduce such health advisories. In Part 2 we look at another option for septic system owners – converting to the local sewer ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesProject Objective: Organize health advisory data collected by the Florida Health Department to determine what percent of samples collected from each body of water requires a health advisory. Health advisories are issued when ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterPurpose From the moment I joined Florida Sea Grant our community has been concerned with the number of health advisories issued in the Pensacola Bay area. Bayou Chico is our local BMAP waterway (Basin Management Action Plan) which ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WaterHealth advisories issued by the Department of Health (DOH) due to high levels of fecal bacteria have been a problem for some parts of the Pensacola Bay system for decades. Though most of the samples collected near our beaches rarely require ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water
Each year we conduct surveys, water quality is one of the top concerns of citizens. There are numerous water quality issues out there, but health advisories are ones that are of high interest. Health advisories are issued by the Department ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water