Pine Whiff (near outfall pipe)

The Pine Whiff Beach Property Owners Association is located in Edgewater, MD along Almshouse Creek on the southern side of the South River. Samples are taken at the outfall pipe.

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Water Quality

Met water quality standards less than 60% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 4th, 2019. Arundel Rivers Federeation updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 6th, 2019 at 10:18 AM.

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8°C

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Source Information

Samples are measured for Entroccoci bacteria, which serve as an indicator bacteria for pathogens in the water. Analysis is performed using the membrane filtration method (see http://water.epa.gov/scitech/methods/cwa/bioindicators/upload/method_1600.pdf). The Environmental Protection Agency has set a threshold of 104 colony forming units per 100 milliliters (cfu/100ml) as the single test limit for weekly testing. Samples recording less than 104 cfu/100ml are therefore considered "safe levels." Samples recording 104 cfu/100ml or greater are considered "unsafe" due to the increased risk of illness.Anne Arundel County Department of Health also advises advises that after a 1/2" rainfall, all Anne Arundel County beaches are under a no swimming/no direct water contact advisory for 48 hours due to predicted elevated bacteria levels from rainwater runoff and increased health risks.

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Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
South River Park Citizens Assoc. Beach Edgewater, Maryland	Edgewater, Maryland	Historical Status
Londontown @ Silverrun Edgewater, Maryland	Edgewater, Maryland	Historical Status
Pine Whiff (Beach) Edgewater, Maryland	Edgewater, Maryland	Historical Status
Londontown @ Arundel Edgewater, Maryland	Edgewater, Maryland	Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.