Gulf Water Quality Results

[Kurt]

People are always surprised to find out there are septic tanks and drainfields under the sand in some places.

Note to dead developers:
If you have to put a septic tank on the beach, you're building in the wrong place.

 

[Andy A]

Is it at all possible that water wasn't tested or results posted in the past? When did results start to be noticed?

 

[Beach Runner]

The monitoring began in 1998 according to http://esetappsdoh.doh.state.fl.us/irm00beachwater/default.aspx .

 

[Jdarg]

One rumor I heard was that more water was allowed to enter the Mississippi and thus the gulf after the oil spill in an attempt to keep oil off the coast. I don't know if that is even possible but if it is, could still be going on. More water from the big river means more pollution.

If that is a whacked scenario then it could simply be more chit flowing downstream from local rivers with all the recent rains.

That is Bdarg's unofficial, professional civil engineer assessment, coupled with the enormous amount of runoff here and west of us, and in the bay out to the Gulf. Sooooo much water running off everywhere, coming out of everywhere, going into the Gulf. Septic tanks aren't helping, but they are not the primary cause. (but they still need to be removed)

 

[Wildernester]

Grayton Beach Water Quality

While the double red flags have come down, and the yellow flag is flying, the sign is up advising vistitors to stay out of the water at Grayton Beach due to high levels of enteric bacteria.

Also, there is a strong odor of raw sewage at the out flow into the Gulf from of the lake beside Gulf Trace, and the discoloration is moving towards Grayton and on to Seaside.

Is there a connection?

 

[reece]

unfortunately this has been going on since at least June http://esetappsdoh.doh.state.fl.us/irm00beachwater/reshistory.aspx?SPID=300

i really hope that the powers that be find the solution soon, so that the waters of 30a remain safe to swim in.
do y'all this may be a problem that really needs to be addressed?

 

[Rebecca Griffith Goard]

Does anyone know if this is affecting the water quality at Blue Mountain Beach? We will be staying at Adagio in a couple of weeks and with small children, I'm concerned about the water testing. Does anyone know where I can see the water reports for BMB?

Thanks!

 

[NotDeadYet]

http://esetappsdoh.doh.state.fl.us/irm00beachwater/beachresults.aspx?county=Walton

Click on Blue Mountain Beach for those results.

 

[Wildernester]

Today, the situation is just as bad. In fact, the odor of raw sewage coming from the Gulf Trace out flow is worse today.

 

[Kurt]

Today, the situation is just as bad. In fact, the odor of raw sewage coming from the Gulf Trace out flow is worse today.

Are you sure it's not sulfur? We have a lot of that in our water around here. Smells more like rotten eggs.

There are a lot of septic tanks in Gulf Trace though. Usually the gulf current is east to west. Also after a storm other stuff gets stirred up from creeks, wetlands, and lakes.

I think I'll go check it out.