Posts tagged "swimming"

Covid-19 and recreational water quality

Gabrielle Parent-Doliner, Swim Guide Editor

Posted: March 30, 2020 at 4:25 pm

The Swim Guide was created in order to answer the question, “Is it safe to swim?” For 9 years, we’ve provided up to date recreational water quality data for beaches, lakes, and rivers around the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has added a new intonation to the question of whether or not you can get sick …

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Spend this August long weekend on your local waters

Parker Muzzerall,

Posted: August 3, 2018 at 10:29 am

Every summer we start out with a long list of things we want to do: take a road trip, go camping, have a bonfire, and of course, go swimming. But as summer speeds by sometimes it’s hard to check everything off our summer wishlist. The August long weekend is the perfect opportunity to take a …

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	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.