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Office of the Commissioner CONTACT: Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator jamal.nielsen@dpnr.vi.gov Friday, January 17, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEACH ADVISORY The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at popular swimming beaches throughout the Territory by sampling for Enterococci Bacteria and Turbidity, which is a measure of water clarity, advises the public of the following: DPNR performed water quality analysis at 36 designated beaches throughout the Territory during the week of January 13 – January 17, 2025. Based on the analytical results, the following beaches met water quality standards and are considered safe for swimming and fishing: St. Croix Buccaneer Beach Gentle Winds Protestant Cay Cane Bay Grapetree Beach Shoy’s Beach Chenay Bay Ha’Penny Beach Stony Ground Cramers Park New Fort Louisa Augusta Dorsch Beach Pelican Cove (Comorant) Frederiksted Public Beach Princess Condo Row St. …
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Office of the Commissioner CONTACT: Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator jamal.nielsen@dpnr.vi.gov Friday, January 17, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEACH ADVISORY The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at popular swimming beaches throughout the Territory by sampling for Enterococci Bacteria and Turbidity, which is a measure of water clarity, advises the public of the following: DPNR performed water quality analysis at 36 designated beaches throughout the Territory during the week of January 13 – January 17, 2025. Based on the analytical results, the following beaches met water quality standards and are considered safe for swimming and fishing: St. Croix Buccaneer Beach Gentle Winds Protestant Cay Cane Bay Grapetree Beach Shoy’s Beach Chenay Bay Ha’Penny Beach Stony Ground Cramers Park New Fort Louisa Augusta Dorsch Beach Pelican Cove (Comorant) Frederiksted Public Beach Princess Condo Row St. Thomas Bluebeard’s Beach Hull Bay Morningstar Beach Bolongo Bay Limetree Beach Sapphire Beach Brewer’s Bay Lindbergh Bay Secret Harbor Coki Point Lindqvist Beach Vessup Bay Frenchman’s Bay Magen’s Bay GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES --------0-------- DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 4611 Tutu Park Mall 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted Suite 300 St. Croix, VI 00840 St. Thomas, VI 00802 (340) 773-1082 (340) 774-3320 dpnr.vi.gov The following beach does not meet water quality standards because it exceeds the established Enterococci Bacteria threshold. Therefore, it is not considered safe for swimming or fishing: • Rainbow Beach on St. Croix Please note: Samples were not collected at the following beach: • Water Bay on St. Thomas. Therefore, the water quality at this beach is unknown. For additional information regarding water quality call the Division of Environmental Protection at 773-1082 in St. Croix or 774-3320 in St. Thomas. St. John Cruz Bay Frank Bay Great Cruz Bay Johnson Bay Oppenheimer Beach Water Island Honeymoon Beach (Druif)