Town Beaches Declared Swimmable

Testing of Salem's town beaches this month yielded full compliance with guidelines established by the N.H. Department of Environmental Services (DES) for swimmable waters.

The town announced that on June 7 water samples from association and public beaches were collected and submitted for microbiological analysis to the DES Laboratory in Concord.

The samples were analyzed for E. coli, the indicator organism utilized to determine safe swimming conditions, the town said. The state allows up to 88 colonies of E. coli per sample in freshwater beaches. Two samples were collected from each beach in accordance with DES procedures.

The results are as follows:

Additionally, visual inspections were conducted at these beaches to determine if cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) were present. No algae blooms were noted.

Additional testing will be conducted in early July and August. Any questions, please feel free to contact the Salem health officer at 603-890-2050.