Midlands Rivers Coalition Sampling Season Summary

The Midlands Rivers Coalition just wrapped up the seventh season of weekly recreational water quality monitoring. And we ended the season with all greens! You can see the results and map at HowsMySCRiver.org.

Here's a quick look at the sampling season by the numbers:

• 11 sites were sampled every week for 22 weeks
• 260 total bacteria samples collected (including regular and follow-up samples)
• 22 samples did not meet the state standard for contact recreation
• 91.5% of all samples collected this season did meet the standard for contact recreation
• 4 swimming advisories were issued (2 of those were lifted the next day after follow-up sampling)
• 1,800+ total website users, 16,000+ website clicks
• ~4,000 average weekly social media reach

Thanks so much to all of the coalition partners who help with this effort. Weekly water quality sampling will resume in May of 2024.