Friday, January 25, 2008
Beach Advisory
The Department of
Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Division of
Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Beach Water Quality Monitoring
Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at 43 popular swimming
beaches throughout the Territory, advises the public of the
following:
DPNR-DEP performed
water quality analysis at the 43 designated beaches throughout the
Territory during the week of January 21-25, 2008. THE FOLLOWING
BEACHES MEET WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND ARE SAFE FOR SWIMMING OR
FISHING:
ST. CROIX
|
Buccaneer |
Frederiksted Public Beach (First Target) |
Rainbow |
|
Cane Bay |
Gentle Winds |
Shoy’s |
|
Chenay Bay |
Grapetree Bay |
Sprat Hall |
|
Columbus Landing |
Halfpenny |
Stony Ground |
|
Cramer Park |
Pelican Cove (Comorant) |
Teague Bay |
|
Davis Bay |
Protestant Cay |
|
|
Dorsch |
|
|
ST. THOMAS
|
Bluebeards |
Hull
Bay |
Morningstar |
|
Bolongo Bay |
Limetree |
Sapphire |
|
Brewer’s Bay |
Lindberg Bay |
Secret
Harbor |
|
Coki
Point |
Linquist |
Vessup
Bay |
|
Frenchman’s Bay |
Magen’s Bay |
Water
Bay |
ST. JOHN
|
Chocolate Hole |
Great
Cruz Bay |
Klain
Bay |
|
Cruz Bay |
Hart
Bay |
Oppenhiemer |
|
Frank
Bay |
Johnson’s Bay |
|
However, the following beach DOES NOT MEET THE WATER QUALITY
STANDARDS FOR SWIMMING OR FISHING:
St. Croix
Princess (Condo Row)
New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta)
DPNR is advising the public to refrain from using the waters at the
beaches mentioned above. This includes activities such as
fishing and bathing. DPNR is also advising parents to please
instruct their children to keep away from the above-mentioned area.
There may be an increased health risk to anyone swimming in these
areas as a result of an increased concentration of bacteria.
All persons should also be aware that storm-water runoff may also
contain contaminants or pollutants harmful to human health and
therefore all persons should avoid areas of storm-water runoff
(i.e.: guts, puddles, and drainage basins).
DPNR will continue to monitor the impacted areas and waters. For
additional information regarding water quality call the Division of
Environmental Protection at 773-1082 in St. Croix.
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St. John
Beaches
|
|
1
Cruz Bay |
14 Jumby
Bay |
28
Zootenvaal |
 |
|
2
Salomon |
15 Trunk
Bay |
29
Johnson’s Bay |
|
3
Honeymoon |
16
Windswept Bay |
30 John’s
Folly Bay |
|
4
Little Caneel |
17 Peter
Bay |
31
Saltpond Bay |
|
5
Caneel |
18 Little
Cinnamon |
32 Little
Lameshur |
|
6
Scott |
19
Cinnamon Bay |
33 Genti/
Reef Bay |
|
7
Paradise |
20 Big
Maho Bay |
34 Western |
|
8
Turtle Bay |
21 Little
Maho Bay |
35
Cocoloba |
|
9
Hawksnest Caneel |
22
Francis Bay |
36 Dittlif |
|
10 Skinny |
23
Waterlemon Cay |
37
Klain Bay |
|
11 Public
Hawksnest |
24
Leinster Bay |
38
Hart Bay |
|
12 Private
Hawksnest |
25 Brown
Bay |
39
Chocolate Hole |
|
12b
Oppenheimer |
26
Haulover Bay |
40
Great Cruz Bay |
|
13 Denis
Bay |
27
Newfound Bay |
41
Frank Bay |
*Beaches shown in “blue” text are currently designated for monitoring |
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St. Croix Beaches |
St. Thomas Beaches |
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| |
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|
1 Sandy Point |
27 Green Cay |
1 West Cay |
28
Water Bay |
|
2 Stony Ground |
27a
Chenay
Bay |
2 Salt Cay |
29 Sugar Bay |
|
3 Second Target |
28 Prune |
3 Botany Bay |
30 Lindquist |
|
4 Dorsch |
29 Coakley |
4
Bordeaux
Bay |
31 Pelican |
|
5 Frederiksted (First Target) |
30
Tague
Bay
(Reef
Beach) |
5 Stumpy Bay |
32 Sapphire |
|
6 LaGrange |
31 Buck Island |
6
Santa Maria
Bay |
33 Skinny |
|
7 Rainbow (Prosperity) |
32 Smuggler’s Cove |
7 Hendricks
Bay |
34
Vessup Bay |
|
8 Williams |
33 Knight
Bay |
8
Sorgenfri
Bay |
35 Bluebeards |
|
9 Sprat Hall |
34 Boiler
Bay |
9
Caret Bay |
36 Turtle Cove |
|
10 Butler
Bay |
35 Cramer’s Park |
10
Penn Bay |
37 Bareass
Bay |
|
11 Ham’s Bay |
36 East End
Bay |
11
Neltjeberg
Bay |
38 Cowpet
Bay |
|
12 Maroon Hole |
37 Isaac Bay |
12
Inner Brass-Sandy
Bay |
39
Secret
Harbor |
|
13
Davis Bay |
38 Jack Bay |
13
Inner Brass-Hard Bay |
40 Scott |
|
14 Northstar |
39
Grapetree
Bay |
14
Dorothea
Bay |
41 Cas Cay |
|
15
Cane Bay |
40 Turner Hole |
15 Palm Bay |
42
Bolongo Bay |
|
16 Rust-Op-Twist |
41 Rod
Bay |
16
Hull Bay |
43 Limetree |
|
17 Gentle Winds |
42 Robin
Bay |
17
Tara Bay |
44 Frenchman’s Bay |
|
18
Columbus
Landing |
43 Great Pond |
18
Barrett
Bay |
45 Morningstar |
|
19 Judith Fancy |
44 Fareham
Bay |
19
Magens Bay |
46 Sprat Bay |
|
20 Pelican Cove (Cormorant) |
45 Spring
Bay |
20
Hans Lollik-Coconut
Bay |
47 Honeymoon |
|
21 St. Croix by the Sea |
46 Halfpenny |
21 Hans Lollik-Dry Bays |
48
Lindberg Bay |
|
22 Turquoise
Bay |
47 Mancheneil |
22 Little Hans Lollik |
49 Brewer’s Bay |
|
23 Princess (Condo
Row) |
48 Canegarden
Bay |
23
Mandahl
Bay |
50 Perserverance
Bay |
|
24 Protestant Cay |
49 Krause Lagoon |
24
Tutu Bay |
51 Fortuna
Bay |
|
25 New Fort (Ft.
Louise Augusta) |
50 Manning
Bay |
25
Sunsi Bay |
52 Saba Island |
|
25a Buccaneer |
51 Campo Rico |
26
Spring
Bay |
|
|
26 Shoy’s |
52 White Lady |
27 Coki Point |
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