Palm Island South 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
23 of 24 tests Good, 1 Poor

Results over time

101001000Nov 8, 2021: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 22, 2021: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 6, 2021: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 20, 2021: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 3, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 17, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 14, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 28, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 14, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 28, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 11, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 9, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 23, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 20, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 5, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 1, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 15, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 29, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 12, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 10, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 24, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 21, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 5, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 4, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 13, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 27, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 13, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 27, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 24, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 8, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 22, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 19, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 31, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 14, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 28, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 11, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 25, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 9, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 23, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 4, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 18, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 16, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 26, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 11, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 25, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 22, 2024: 2005 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 24, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 6, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 20, 2024: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 17, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 26, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 9, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 4, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 19, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 2, 2024: 53 per 100 mL (Moderate)Dec 16, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 30, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 13, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 27, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 10, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 24, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 10, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 24, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 7, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 5, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 19, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 30, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 11, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 25, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 22, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 6, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 20, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 17, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 1, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 15, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 29, 2025: 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 10, 2026: 87 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 12, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)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)20222023202420252026
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 12, 202610Good
Aug 10, 202687Poor
Jul 27, 202610Good
Jul 13, 202610Good
Jun 29, 202610Good
Jun 15, 202610Good
Jun 1, 202610Good
May 18, 202610Good
May 4, 202610Good
Apr 20, 202610Good
Apr 6, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 1,016 tests on record for Palm Island South over 27 years, starting July 2000. In the last 10 years, 8 tests of 287 (3%) 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 SOUTH (Charlotte County, EPA beach ID FL158390), at 26.86001, -82.31397. 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.