Beards Brook Town Beach 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, New Hampshire 03301 • (603) 271‐3503 • www.des.nh.gov
SAMPLING AT BEARDS BROOK TOWN BEACH
Owner: Town of Hillsborough
Location: Beard Road, Hillsborough Sampling Period: Memorial Day‐Labor Day
Beach Visits Each Season: 3 Water Samples Collected since 2000: 98
Samples Above State Standard: 37
Advisories Issued: 8
Probability of Clean Water: 62%
Sign displayed at monitored beaches when no
advisory is in effect. Previous samples were below the state standard.
Percent of beach days safe for swimming
2012 97.3% HELP KEEP THE WATER CLEAN! . Dispose of pet waste 2011 96.4% properly. 2010 96.1% . Maintain your septic system. . Put swim diapers on babies. 2009 97.2%
2008 92.1%
CURRENT ADVISORY SITE: www2.des.state.nh.us/Advisories/Beaches FOLLOW THE BEACH TWITTER FEED: twitter.com/NHDES_Beaches
DES issues beach advisories; DES does NOT close beaches.
Program Contact Information: (603) 271‐0698 or (603) 419‐9229 [email protected]
BEACHES WITH ADVISORIES IN 2012 Percent of Beaches With Catamount Pond, Bear Brook State Park Endicott Park Beach (Weirs Beach) (2) 1 or More Advisory Alton Bay Town Beach Bartlett Beach 28% Gregg Lake Town Beach Cove Beach at Opechee Park 27% 27% Point Beach on Locke Lake Point Beach at Opechee Park Whittemore Pond Town Beach Monument Beach on Silver Lake Canaan Street Lake Beach Milton 3 Ponds Rec Area Liquid Planet Water Park Pawtuckaway State Park Beach (4) 21% 22% Crystal Lake Town Beach Pine Acres Campground Ellacoya RV Park Pearly Lake Beach (2) Ellacoya State Park Beach (2) Hedgehog Pond Beach (2) Crystal Lake Town Beach, Gilmanton (2) Arlington Pond Imprv. Assoc. Beach Glen Lake Park Beach Blodgett's Landing Picnic Beach, Greenfield State Park Sand Dam Rec Area (2) Zephyr Lake Town Beach Mirror Lake Beach Sunset Lake Town Beach, Hampstead (3) Mill Pond Chesham Beach Wentworth State Park Beach Beard's Brook Town Beach French Pond Beach Manahan Park Beach, Pierce Lake (2) Silver Lake State Park (4) Hummingbird Beach (2) Long Pond Town Beach Elm Brook Park Forest Lake Town Beach Robinson Pond Town Beach (2) NOTES: ‐A number in parenthesis indicates ‐Advisories are for E. coli unless noted 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 how many advisories a beach had if more as Cynobacteria than 1 in 2012.
Length of Beach Advisories in 2012
3 to 7 8 to 30 days days 37% 19%
1 to 2 Sign displayed at monitored days beaches when bacteria levels are 44% high. Swimming is discouraged.
Program Contact Information: (603) 271‐0698 or (603) 419‐9229 [email protected]