D2Diver
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I am sorry to hear about your camera. I hope it is minor & still works.
The continuing sagas of the Blue Heron Bridge
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I am sorry to hear about your camera. I hope it is minor & still works.
tibenmiami
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Bummer. I hope you got it out and dried off quickly enough.
Health officials close beach at Phil Foster Park after bacteria counts spike
Hopefully this clears up quickly again...
Hopefully this clears up quickly again...
D2Diver
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Did anyone go to BHB today? Were you able to dive or is it still closed?
BHB ScubaTroll
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Officials are not certain when it will be safe to dive again.
"Fecal Coliform: N/A" or "enterococcus faecalis" on the reports from samples taken at BHB. This would indicate the enterococci bacterium were from a different source than "fecal matter"....
Bacterium enterococci are common in soil, water and plants. Some strains are a health hazard to animals and humans while others are commonly used in foods. Enterococcus faecalis, which is more commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans can become a serious health issue for humans and is passed from person to person through physical contact.
One scenario: The rivers that feed into Lake Worth are just now reaching the inlet from the heavy rains that drained the enterococci into the river from plants and soil. The natural tides will finally dissipate the danger.... eventually
"Fecal Coliform: N/A" or "enterococcus faecalis" on the reports from samples taken at BHB. This would indicate the enterococci bacterium were from a different source than "fecal matter"....
Bacterium enterococci are common in soil, water and plants. Some strains are a health hazard to animals and humans while others are commonly used in foods. Enterococcus faecalis, which is more commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans can become a serious health issue for humans and is passed from person to person through physical contact.
One scenario: The rivers that feed into Lake Worth are just now reaching the inlet from the heavy rains that drained the enterococci into the river from plants and soil. The natural tides will finally dissipate the danger.... eventually
jimw
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We were there Thursday and did not dive--but plenty of others did. We did dive the day before and I assume the problem existed then as well. See Florida Healthy Beaches for almost current data. I looked tonite and no report for today--so I'm guessing they are still flying red flags.
D2Diver
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BHB ScubaTroll
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Good news!
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