Palm Island Resort Water Quality

Charlotte County, Florida

Good

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

Latest test
Oct 19, 2026 (17 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
19 of 20 tests Good

Results over time

101001000Jan 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 9, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 23, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 9, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 23, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 6, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 4, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 18, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 1, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 10, 2026: 64 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 24, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 21, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 5, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 19, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 19, 202610Good
Oct 5, 202610Good
Sep 21, 202610Good
Sep 8, 202610Good
Aug 24, 202610Good
Aug 10, 202664Moderate
Jul 27, 202610Good
Jul 13, 202610Good
Jun 29, 202620Good
Jun 15, 202610Good
Jun 1, 202610Good
May 18, 202610Good
May 4, 202610Good
Apr 20, 202610Good
Apr 6, 202610Good
Mar 23, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 20 tests on record for Palm Island Resort over 1 year, starting January 2026. In the last 10 years, 0 tests of 20 (0%) came back Poor, below 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 PALM ISLAND RESORT (Charlotte County, EPA beach ID ), at 26.89468, -82.33965. 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.