According to the Numbers, Most Boston Beaches Are Clean as Can Be

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http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/08/04/cleanest-boston-beaches-report-card-says-most-beaches-not-contaminated/



Yet an expert says the few that are consistently dirty do a disservice to the public.

According to the Numbers, Most Boston Beaches Are Clean as Can Be
Collin Spinney - Intern
08/04/15 @2:22pm in City News

It's summer and a lot of us have the beach on our brain 24/7. Here in the city, when you're never more than a mile from the ocean, you can almost (though not quite) hear the waves crash tantalizingly in the background of the traffic and construction noise. And though the Charles may now be clean enough to swim in, not all of our waters are on the up-and-up according to new statistics released by nonprofit Save The Harbor/Save The Bay. The numbers make clear that several area beaches are in need of some serious work.

According to numbers released in May by the nonprofit, Boston Harbor beaches were some of the cleanest public waterways in the country. The findings stated that not only did the popular summer spots have almost impeccable bacteria levels, but that they were cleaner than some of America's most famous beaches like Virginia Beach and Waikiki Beach.



Despite the vast improvements we have seen in the Harbor and waters throughout the city, the fight to keep beaches safe from bacteria is constant. The new numbers show that most beaches in the Boston area (eight out of the thirteen tested) are below the threshold Enterococcus bacterial count 100 percent of the time.

Bruce Berman who directed the study at Save The Harbor told BostInno, "The big takeaway is that most of the region’s beaches are in great shape. They’re safe for swimming nearly every day."