Use discretion & check available resources when engaging in aquatic activities after rain events. Please keep in mind, these results are days old, and don't represent current conditions. Lots of things can quickly change the bacterial concentration in the water, particularly large rain events.

Remember, these results are now two & three days old at the time of posting, and do not represent current conditions at each location. Lots of things can quickly change the bacterial concentration in the water, particularly large rains, like the rain on this past Saturday and Monday before testing.

Please note, these results are four days old at the time of posting, and don't represent current conditions at each location. Many things can change the bacterial concentration in the water, particularly large rain events, like what we experienced on Saturday.

We'll be sampling the upper Bay sites every week and the Aquidneck Island sites every other week.
Remember, these results are two days old, and don't represent current conditions. Lots can change the bacterial concentration, particularly rain events, which we experienced between sampling and posting

We continue to be in communication with Rhode Island DEM and the CRMC to ensure that Rhode Island DOT moves forward with proper environmental controls in place for the project that minimize negative impacts to the surrounding habitats

While I'm unsure of the kind of fluid, we saw no action being taken and my reports at 3pm to @uscg-official.bsky.social, RIDEM, and NCR were, based on my communication with each entity, the first made of the incident and hadn't been reported yet by Vinagro.

On the panel were Rhode Island DEM, East Coast Shellfish Grower's Association, Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, and @savethebayri.bsky.social
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