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Executive Director’s OfficeUpdate May 28, 2020
The Division of Water Quality conducted follow-up sampling on May 27, 2020, at the Pinery Picnic Area at Rockport Reservoir. E coli values in these samples were 25.9 Most Probable Number (MPN) per 100 milliliters (mL), well below the health advisory threshold of 409 MPN per 100 mL.
Summit County Health has removed the health advisory for the Pinery Picnic Area effective May 28, 2020.
Sample Dates and MPN Values
- May 27, 2020: 25.9 MPN per 100 mL
- May 20, 2020: 1732.9 MPN per 100 mL
- May 18, 2020: 1203.0 MPN per 100 mL
Update May 21, 2020
The Division of Water Quality detected elevated levels of E. coli on May 18, 2020, during routine sampling at the Pinery Picnic Area at Rockport Reservoir. E. coli values from these initial samples were well above the recreational health advisory threshold of 409 Most Probable Number (MPN) per 100 milliliters (100 mL). Follow-up confirmation sampling on May 21, 2020, showed that these values continued to exceed the recreational health advisory threshold.
Summit County Health Department issued a health advisory on May 21, 2020, based on these data and posted signs advising the public to not swim or wade in the water.
Sample Dates and MPN Values
- May 20, 2020: 1732.9 MPN per 100 mL
- May 18, 2020: 1203 MPN per 100 mL
