Park West - Soundside Water Quality

Escambia County, Florida

Moderate

The latest test found moderate bacteria levels (36 to 70 per 100 mL). Swimming is allowed; people with weak immune systems may want to wait.

Latest test
Nov 2, 2026 (3 days ago)
Enterococci
63 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
12 of 20 tests Good, 6 Poor

Results over time

101001000Jun 1, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 144 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 8, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 156 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 22, 2026: 161 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 24, 2026: 175 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 27, 2026: 122 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 29, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 20 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 19, 2026: 134 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 21, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 2, 2026: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Nov 2, 202663Moderate
Oct 26, 202610Good
Oct 21, 202620Good
Oct 19, 2026134Poor
Sep 28, 202641Moderate
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202620Good
Jul 29, 202610Good
Jul 27, 2026122Poor Advisory
Jul 24, 2026175Poor Advisory
Jul 22, 2026161Poor Advisory
Jul 20, 2026156Poor
Jul 8, 202620Good
Jul 7, 2026144Poor

The long view

The state has 20 tests on record for Park West - Soundside over 1 year, starting June 2026. In the last 10 years, 6 tests of 20 (30%) 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 PARK WEST - SOUNDSIDE (Escambia County, EPA beach ID ), at 30.32692, -87.18055. 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.