Kids Beach

Managed by The Swim Guide - Massachusetts

This beach, part of West Beach, is located just north of J. Beach near Hazelwood Park in New Bedford. Lifeguards are on duty during the summer season from 10am - 5:30pm. The beach is wheelchair accessible and there are restrooms and outdoor showers.

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Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 29th, 2019. The Swim Guide - Massachusetts updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 3th, 2019 at 10:03 AM.

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Source Information

The New Bedford County Department of Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation collect water quality samples from June through September. Beaches are tested weekly on Wednesday, and the results are posted by Friday. The water is tested for Enterococci to determine water quality in brackish and marine water environments. Enterococci is a group of bacterial species typically found in human and animal intestines and are therefore present in sewage. Enterococci is also referred to as indicator organisms. Indicator organisms are used to predict the presence of pathogenic, or disease-causing, organisms associated with fecal contamination.

Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily, Monday - Friday during the swimming season. A beach is marked Green when less than 104 units of Enterococci / 100 ml of water is present in a single sample, or when the geometric mean of 5 samples contains less than 35 units / 100ml of water.A beach is marked Red when more than 104 units of Enterococci / 100 ml of water is present in a single sample, or when the geometric mean of 5 samples contains more than 35 units / 100ml of water.A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

Water Quality Graph

Beach	Location	Water Quality
400 North New Bedford, Massachusetts	New Bedford, Massachusetts	Historical Status
400 South New Bedford, Massachusetts	New Bedford, Massachusetts	Historical Status
J. Beach New Bedford, Massachusetts	New Bedford, Massachusetts	Historical Status
Squid New Bedford, Massachusetts	New Bedford, Massachusetts	Historical Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

400 North

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Historical Status

400 South

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Historical Status

J. Beach

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Historical Status

Squid

New Bedford, Massachusetts

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.