The Town of Pictou is starting to test water quality within the harbour. Public Health recommends that enterococcus bacteria are monitored. Passing results are those with counts under 70/100ml. The Town will be collecting weekly tests to confirm limits, a summary of results will be listed below with pass/fail indicated.
| Town of Pictou - Market Wharf Beach Water Testing | |||||||
| Enterococcus surface water testing - 2023 | |||||||
| Sample Taken | Units | Result | |||||
| June 26, 2023 | enterococcus / 100 ml | 2 | PASS | ||||
| July 4, 2023 | enterococcus / 100 ml | 10 | PASS | ||||
| enterococcus / 100 ml | |||||||
| enterococcus / 100 ml | |||||||
| Max day Average | enterococcus / 100 ml | N/A | |||||
| * Max daily limit 70 enterococcus/100 ml, max 5 day average 35 enterococcus / 100 ml | |||||||
| Limits from Health Canada Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality 3rd Edition | |||||||
| * Testing performed by AGAT Laboratories | |||||||
