PCB Beach Access 41 Water Quality

Bay County, Florida

Good

The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).

Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
30 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
17 of 18 tests Good

Results over time

101001000Mar 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 21, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 2, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 13, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 27, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 11, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 8, 2022: 72 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 15, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 22, 2022: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 5, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 3, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 31, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 8, 2023: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 15, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2023: 213 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 24, 2023: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 7, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 21, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 4, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 18, 2023: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 2, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 4, 2024: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2024: 109 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 30, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 13, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 28, 2024: 169 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 10, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 25, 2024: 158 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 1, 2024: 414 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 22, 2024: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 5, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 19, 2024: 110 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 26, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 16, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 30, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 14, 2024: 42 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2025: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 14, 2025: 84 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 28, 2025: 97 per 100 mL (Poor)May 5, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 19, 2025: 74 per 100 mL (Poor)May 27, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 9, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 23, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 21, 2025: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 5, 2025: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 18, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 2, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 15, 2025: 259 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 22, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 29, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 13, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 27, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 12, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)2023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 202630Good
Oct 12, 202610Good
Sep 28, 202641Moderate
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202630Good
Jul 20, 202610Good
Jul 7, 202630Good
Jun 22, 202610Good
Jun 8, 202610Good
May 26, 202610Good
May 11, 202610Good
Apr 27, 202610Good
Apr 13, 202610Good
Mar 30, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 840 tests on record for PCB Beach Access 41 over 27 years, starting August 2000. In the last 10 years, 33 tests of 212 (16%) came back Poor, well above the rate for all Florida sampled beaches (6.1%). Bacteria levels usually jump after heavy rain, when stormwater washes to the shore, and drop again within a day or two.

Nearby sampled beaches

About this site

Sampling site PCB BEACH ACCESS 41 (Bay County, EPA beach ID FL607825), at 30.18295, -85.81984. Results are from the Florida Department of Health's Healthy Beaches Program; years before 2026 come from the state's submissions to EPA's Water Quality Portal.