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Beach advisory reported, Aug 31, 2026

Advisory lifted · Florida Department of Health (Florida Healthy Beaches Program)

Source: Florida Department of Health (Florida Healthy Beaches Program) via Florida Department of Health Healthy Beaches, sample results and advisories by sampling point, record FL760836-fort-island-gulf-beach:1311, updated by the source Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-04 06:59 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Where the advisory applies

Issued by: Florida Department of Health (Florida Healthy Beaches Program). Place named: “FORT ISLAND GULF BEACH”. Location: 28.90818, -82.69100; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 10 metres.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “FORT ISLAND GULF BEACH”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Crystal Bay, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Aug 31, 2026

Ended

Sep 8, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

not given

Source last updated

Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-04 06:59 UTC

What was reported

Type

Beach advisory

Status in the record

Advisory lifted

Material

“enterococcus bacteria above the state's beach action value”

Advice from Florida Department of Health (Florida Healthy Beaches Program)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.

Basis

not stated

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported a water not yet on the map: Official advisory in effect, Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Florida Department of Health Healthy Beaches, sample results and advisories by sampling point

Source record number

FL760836-fort-island-gulf-beach:1311

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "county": "Citrus",
  "epa_beach_id": "FL760836",
  "storet_station": "Citrus47",
  "location": "FORT ISLAND GULF BEACH",
  "samples": [
    {
      "period": "1311",
      "location": "FORT ISLAND GULF BEACH",
      "date": "2026-08-31",
      "enterococcus": "109",
      "advisory": "Yes"
    },
    {
      "period": "1312",
      "location": "FORT ISLAND GULF BEACH",
      "date": "2026-09-08",
      "enterococcus": "10",
      "advisory": "No"
    }
  ],
  "start_basis": "the sample date of the first result with an advisory; the Department of Health issues the advisory when the laboratory result is known, usually one to three days after sampling",
  "detail_page": "https://www.floridahealth.gov/community-environmental-public-health/environmental-public-health/water-quality/beach-water-quality/beach-detail/?County=Citrus&SPLocation=FORT+ISLAND+GULF+BEACH&SPNo=&SPLat=28.90818077&SPLong=-82.69100327",
  "end_basis": "the sample date of the next result without an advisory; the Department of Health lifts the advisory when that result is known, usually one to three days later, and the page gives no lifting date"
}