Test / Parameter, E. coli Enumeration, Enterococci Enumeration
Fecal bacterial contamination that may enter lake water from sewage, failing septic systems, stormwater runoff, wildlife, livestock, or other human and animal waste sources. Elevated indicator-bacteria levels can signal a greater chance that disease-causing microorganisms may also be present in water used for swimming, wading, and other direct-contact recreation.
E. coli and enterococci are two of the primary fecal indicator bacteria used to evaluate recreational water quality. They are measured because testing lake water for every possible virus, bacterium, and protozoan is not practical. Instead, elevated counts of these indicator organisms can show that fecal contamination has reached the water and that the risk of exposure to other disease-causing microorganisms may be increased. This focused two-test package gives waterfront homeowners, private lake communities, camps, HOAs, and other recreational users a practical bacteriological snapshot of lake water used for swimming, wading, and shoreline recreation.
Test / Parameter, E. coli Enumeration, Enterococci Enumeration
Fecal bacterial contamination that may enter lake water from sewage, failing septic systems, stormwater runoff, wildlife, livestock, or other human and animal waste sources. Elevated indicator-bacteria levels can signal a greater chance that disease-causing microorganisms may also be present in water used for swimming, wading, and other direct-contact recreation.
E. coli and enterococci are two of the primary fecal indicator bacteria used to evaluate recreational water quality. They are measured because testing lake water for every possible virus, bacterium, and protozoan is not practical. Instead, elevated counts of these indicator organisms can show that fecal contamination has reached the water and that the risk of exposure to other disease-causing microorganisms may be increased. This focused two-test package gives waterfront homeowners, private lake communities, camps, HOAs, and other recreational users a practical bacteriological snapshot of lake water used for swimming, wading, and shoreline recreation.