Pico Piedras

Managed by Surfrider Foundation - Rincon Chapter

Located in the town of Aguado, Playa Pico Piedras is a beautiful beach featuring shallow, crystal clear water and tan sand. Pico Piedras has ample parking, a lifeguard, safety buoys, restrooms and showers, gazebos and concession stands. Due to Guayabo River, just east of the beach, the water can be quite turbid after rain. Furthermore, this beach is known to have strong undercurrents in the winter months so be sure to check the weather before swimming.

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Water Quality

Meets water quality standards
Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on May 24th, 2023. Surfrider Foundation - Rincon Chapter updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on May 25th, 2023 at 10:00 PM.

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Source Information

Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task force is a volunteer-run, citizen science initiative and water quality monitoring program. The Rincon Blue Water Task Force tests both marine and freshwater sites for enterococcus, a coliform bacteria that indicates fecal pollution. Testing is conducted on a weekly basis year-round. After the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria in the Fall of 2017, there was a complete lack of any government-run water quality monitoring. Operating out of a primary lab in Rincon and secondary lab at the Ramey School in Aguadilla, the Rincon Chapter has banded together with local groups and organizations to restart their water testing program. All Blue Water Task Force results are posted to the Blue Water Task Force website, posted to community boards, broadcasted on radio stations, and shared on Facebook.

Blue Water Task Force results are compared to water quality criteria established by the EPA to protect public health in recreational waters. Test results are expressed as the Most Probable Number (MPN) of enterococcus cfu (colony forming units) per 100 mL seawater by using the IDEXX Quanti-Tray/2000 MPN Table.

When a site is marked Green, it indicates low bacteria (between 0 and 104 MPN/100 mL). When marked Red, results showed high bacteria (above 104 MPN/100 mL).

All data can be viewed at go.surfrider.org/BWTF. Any additional questions about Rincon’s Blue Water Task Force program or our results can also be addressed to Steve Tamar, stevetamar@gmail.com.

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