Beach Advisory for October 21-25

Buccaneer Beach on St. Croix

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 31 designated beaches throughout the territory during the week of Oct. 21-25, 2019. The following beaches meet water quality standards and are safe for swimming or fishing:

St. Croix
Shoy’s
New Fort (Fort Louise Augusta)
Dorsch Beach
Stony Ground
Pelican Cove (Cormorant)
Buccaneer
Rainbow
Protestant Cay
Cramer’s Park
Frederiksted Public Beach
Cane Bay
Chenay Bay
Ha’ penny
Princess (Condo Row)
Gentle Winds
St. Thomas
Bolongo Bay
Brewers Bay
Bluebeard’s
Vessup Bay
Coki Point
Hull Bay
Water Bay
Lindqvist
Lindbergh Bay
Sapphire
Magens Bay
Secret Harbor
St. John
Cruz Bay
Frank Bay

The following beaches do not meet water quality standards because they exceed the established enterococci bacteria threshold; therefore, they are not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing:
St. John
Oppenheimer
Great Cruz Bay

Please note: Samples were not collected at the following beaches:
Grapetree Bay on St. Croix;
Limetree, Frenchman’s Bay, and Morningstar on St. Thomas;
Johnson Bay on St. John;
Therefore, the water quality of these beaches is unknown.

All persons should also be aware that storm water runoff may also contain contaminants or pollutants harmful to human health and, therefore, all persons should avoid areas of storm water runoff (i.e. guts, puddles and drainage basins) or if any area appears discolored or has foul odors. DPNR will continue to monitor the impacted areas and waters.

For additional information regarding water quality, call the Division of Environmental Protection at 773-1082 on St. Croix or 774-3320 on St. Thomas.