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Heading to the beach or bay this weekend? Check this first. Awful feces pollution this week - King Tides, heavy rains, overburdened and leaking sewage infrastructure. Let's see the government try to blame dogs on this one.

Volunteers tested 19 sites across Miami-Dade on Thursday. 13 came back HIGH for fecal bacteria. Six more sites weren't sampled at all, so nobody knows what's in that water.

Miami Waterkeeper tested 15 spots around Biscayne Bay on Sept 28 and 30. 8 came back HIGH.

WHAT WE FOUND THIS WEEK

💩 Miami Beach: West Ave Pump Stations 27 & 28 - over 24,196 (the test's upper limit) 💩 Miami: Pelican Harbor Kayak Launch - 9,208 💩 Miami Beach: North Shore Ocean Terrace, 73rd St - 6,488 💩 Miami: Legions Park - 2,098 💩 Miami: Little River Manatee Bend Park - 1,012 💩 Miami Beach: Purdy/Sunset Harbor Kayak Launch - 563 💩 Miami: Watson Boat Ramp - 471 * 💩 Coconut Grove: Shake-A-Leg - 399 * 💩 Miami: Jose Marti Park - 350 * 💩 Virginia Key: Darwin Beach at RSMAS - 305 💩 Miami Beach: Allison Park Beach - 216 💩 Miami: Margaret Pace Park - 211 * 💩 Coconut Grove: Peacock Park - 209 * 💩 Miami Beach: 35th Street Beach - 173 💩 East Greynolds Park - 173 * 💩 Virginia Key: Dog Beach - 146 💩 Surfside Beach: 93rd St - 138 💩 North Bay Village: 360 Condo - 86 💩 Key Biscayne: Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park - 75 💩 North Bay Village: Grandview Palace Marina - 75 *

🟡 Key Biscayne: Beach Club - 63 🟡 Virginia Key: Miami Marine Stadium - 63 * 🟡 Miami Beach: 6500 Indian Creek - 52 🟡 Miami Beach: Pinetree Park Kayak Launch - 52 🟡 Key Biscayne: Oceana - 41 *

Enterococcus, MPN/100ml. High = over 70, per Florida Dept of Health standards.

• = Miami Waterkeeper sample (Sept 28 or 30). All others: Surfrider, Oct 1. Map: ✅ tested clean, ❓ not tested this week.

Data: Surfrider Miami Blue Water Task Force and Miami Waterkeeper. More in the comments. https://bwtf.surfrider.org/report/57 https://miamiwaterkeeper.org/water-quality/