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2022 Bathing Beach Water Quality Laboratory Results


*Bacteriological Testing - E. Coli (Escherichia coli)* No single E. Coli Sample shall exceed 235 colonies per 100 ml and the geometric mean (GM) of the most recent five samples shall not exceed 126 colonies per 100 ml.
Date Sampled	Lab Report Date	Learned Pond	Saxonville Beach	Waushakum Lake	Comments
3/29/22	3/30/22	<5 Passed	Not Sampled	Not Sampled	Learned tested for Polar Plunge Event.
5/3/22	5/4/22	Not Sampled	Not Sampled	10 Passed	Beaches are not open for the 2022 summer season.
5/18/22	5/19/22	<5 Passed	32 Passed	5 Passed	Check with the Framingham Parks & Recreation Dept. for Beach operating dates & times.
5/25/22	5/26/22	<5 Passed	<5 Passed	20 Passed	All beaches are open.
6/1/22	6/2/22	10 Passed	84 Passed	76 Passed	All beaches are open.
6/8/22	6/9/22	12 Passed	108 Passed	124 Passed	All beaches are open.
6/15/22	6/16/22	35 Passed GM: 8	5 Passed GM: 21	72 Passed GM: 37	All beaches are open. GM means the Geometric Mean.
6/22/22	6/23/22	20 Passed GM: 13	60 Passed GM: 25	44 Passed GM: 57	All beaches are open.
6/29/22	6/30/22	188 Passed GM: 27	<5 Passed GM: 26	10 Passed GM: 50	All beaches are open.
Please Note: Water laboratory samples are taken from the "Swim Area" (area of greatest bather load) and may not represent the water quality for the entire body of water.
Minimum Standards for Bathing Beaches - 105 CMR 445 State Sanitary Code Vii Framingham Parks & Recreation Web Page City of Framingham Main Web Page Geomean Calculation Website