Environment Massachusetts executive director points to filthy, bacteria-laden discharges from Lynn and Swampscott at Stacey Brook
Colin A. Young
State House News Service
Though two environmental non-profits have released differing reports on water quality at Boston-area beaches in recent weeks, both agree that sewage discharges continue to be significant contributors to unsafe swimming conditions.
Environment Massachusetts on July 13 released its annual report highlighting local beaches where water samples tested for concentrations of fecal bacteria greater than the Environmental Protection Agency s highest warning level. That threshold is associated with an illness rate of 32 per 1,000 swimmers.
Of the 556 locations examined (some beaches have more than one sampling location) in Massachusetts, the report concluded that 264 tested beaches were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least one day in 2020 and that 29 beaches were potentially unsafe on at least 25 perc
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