lower neuse river water quality

Three Lower Neuse River sites fail Swim Guide test this week

August 11, 2023

Three sites on the Lower Neuse failed to meet recreational water-quality standards this week: Slocum Creek in Havelock, Midyette Street in Oriental and N.C. Highway 11 boat ramp in Kinston. A Swim Guide “fail” means there are elevated levels of fecal bacteria […]

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Sound Rivers’ Water Quality Specialist Taylor Register takes a water sample to test for bacteria. Today, Sound Rivers launched Swim Guide, the summer-long public service that lets people know where it’s safe to swim in local waterways. (Sound Rivers)

All sites pass first Swim Guide test of the season

May 26, 2023

Revised On May 26 at 5:30 p.m. All 17 sites along the lower Neuse River passed the first Swim Guide test of the season, but swimmers still need to take caution this Memorial Day weekend. “While all the sites we sampled met

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Three Lower Neuse River sites fail Swim Guide test this week

All sites pass first Swim Guide test of the season

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