Beach Water Quality
Bowen Island recreational beaches are sampled throughout the swimming season to determine compliance with the Canadian Recreational Water Guidelines. These guidelines establish a level of 200 coliform bacteria (an indicator organism associated with sewage contamination) per 100 mls of water for recreational activities. The risk of acquiring an infection is increased above this level of contamination.
The "coliform counts" for Bowen Island beaches are updated weekly, based on sampling results provided by British Columbia Analytical Technologies Ltd.
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2011 |
Snug Cove Beach |
Tunstall Bay |
Sandy Beach |
Bowen Bay |
Pebbly Beach |
Mothers Beach |
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May 2 |
23 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
<1 |
9 |
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May 9 |
<1 |
<1 |
3 |
1 |
<1 |
2 |
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May 16 |
<1 |
<1 |
6 |
4 |
30 |
30 |
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May 24 |
41 |
<1 |
9 |
5 |
20 |
35 |
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May 30 |
5 |
<1 |
<1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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June 6 |
240 |
20 |
50 |
15 |
5 |
200 |
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June 13 |
95 |
10 |
25 |
12 |
1 |
85 |
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June 20 |
65 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
125 |
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June 27 |
26 |
2 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
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July 4 |
190 |
1 |
350 |
1 |
18 |
350 |
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July 11 |
85 |
<1 |
105 |
1 |
3 |
135 |
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July 18 |
21 |
<1 |
2 |
<1 |
1 |
13 |
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July 25 |
9 |
<1 |
3 |
<1 |
<1 |
13 |
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Aug 8 |
38 |
2 |
53 |
<1 |
<1 |
28 |
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Aug 15 |
85 |
<1 |
32 |
9 |
2 |
22 |
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Aug 22 |
180 |
<1 |
145 |
2 |
1 |
58 |
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*Please note that the safety limit for all beaches is 200.
