Palma Sola North Water Quality

Manatee 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
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
16 of 19 tests Good, 2 Poor

Results over time

101001000Jul 9, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 27, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 10, 2026: 238 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 12, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 24, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: 209 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 16, 2026: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 5, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 19, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 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 26, 202610Good
Oct 19, 202631Good
Oct 12, 202631Good
Oct 5, 202610Good
Sep 28, 202610Good
Sep 22, 202610Good
Sep 16, 202663Moderate
Sep 14, 2026209Poor
Sep 8, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202620Good
Aug 24, 202631Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 12, 202610Good
Aug 10, 2026238Poor
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 27, 202620Good

The long view

The state has 563 tests on record for Palma Sola North over 27 years, starting August 2000. 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 PALMA SOLA NORTH (Manatee County, EPA beach ID FL515545), at 27.49670, -82.65643. 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.