Rainfall advisory, Aug 3, 2026

Advisory lifted · Maine Healthy Beaches (Maine DEP); posted by Kittery

Source: Maine Healthy Beaches (Maine DEP); posted by Kittery via Maine Healthy Beaches live GeoJSON, sampling sites (mapdata_site.geojson), record 107:rain_advisory:2026-08-03T12:00, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice

Colours no water as of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST.

A report is not a test of the water. See how statuses are worked out.

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by an operator the record does not name. Location: 43.06700, -70.69417, given in the source record.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Fort Foster - Pier Beach (Kittery)”. We place it on Portsmouth Harbor, ME. Inferred (for example from the discharger's receiving water); the source does not name the water.

3. Modeled downstream reach

Not modeled: the reach model runs on rivers above the head of tide only.

Source: water outlines from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outfalls from EPA ECHO and the state outfall layers; modeled reaches computed by DirtyWaterWatch from USGS NLDI, NHDPlus and the nearest USGS gauge (Jobson 1996); basemap OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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When: three different times

The time of the event, the time the source reported, published or updated it, and the time we fetched it are kept apart. Times are shown in New England time; the record keeps the original offsets.

Started: Aug 3, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
Ended: Aug 4, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: not given
Source last updated: not given
We fetched it: 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC

What and how much

Type: Rainfall advisory
Status in the record: Advisory lifted
Material: not stated
Volume: not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words: none

Advice

“Moderate to heavy rainfall can increase bacteria levels at the beach. It is recommended to avoid water contact for at least 24-48hrs after rainfall ceases. Program comment: "Heavy rainfall over 1 inch in the last 24 hours."”
Maine Healthy Beaches (Maine DEP); posted by Kittery · Maine Healthy Beaches portal notice: 'at least 24-48hrs after rainfall ceases' (upper bound; counted from the end of rainfall, which the feed does not give)

Advice window: 48 hours
Basis: Maine Healthy Beaches portal notice: 'at least 24-48hrs after rainfall ceases' (upper bound; counted from the end of rainfall, which the feed does not give)

Source and revisions

Source: Maine Healthy Beaches live GeoJSON, sampling sites (mapdata_site.geojson)
Record id at the source: 107:rain_advisory:2026-08-03T12:00
Original notice: https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/healthy_beaches/public/beach-stat…
Revision of: none (first record)
Revised by: no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event me-healthy-beaches:107:rain_advisory:2026-08-03T12:00
`event_id`	me-healthy-beaches:107:rain_advisory:2026-08-03T12:00
`source_id`	me-healthy-beaches
`source_record_id`	107:rain_advisory:2026-08-03T12:00
`parent_event_id`	null
`event_type`	rain_advisory
`status`	advisory_lifted
`discharger_id`	null
`discharger_name`	null
`npdes_permit`	null
`outfall_id`	null
`outfall_name`	null
`waterbody_text`	Fort Foster - Pier Beach (Kittery)
`water_slugs`	["portsmouth-harbor-me"]
`water_match`	inferred
`lat`	43.067
`lon`	-70.694167
`coord_source`	source
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-08-03T12:00:00-04:00
`ended_at`	2026-08-04T12:00:00-04:00
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	null
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T11:55:01Z
`material`	null
`volume_gal`	null
`volume_text`	null
`estimate_flag`	unknown
`authority`	Maine Healthy Beaches (Maine DEP); posted by Kittery
`advice_text`	Moderate to heavy rainfall can increase bacteria levels at the beach. It is recommended to avoid water contact for at least 24-48hrs after rainfall ceases. Program comment: "Heavy rainfall over 1 inch in the last 24 hours."
`advice_window_hours`	48
`advice_window_basis`	Maine Healthy Beaches portal notice: 'at least 24-48hrs after rainfall ceases' (upper bound; counted from the end of rainfall, which the feed does not give)
`source_url`	https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/healthy_beaches/public/beach-status-history.html?beach=Fort+Foster+-+Pier+Beach
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`file`	events/me-healthy-beaches~3A107~3Arain_advisory~3A2026-08-03T12~3A00.json
`duplicate_of`	null
`placement_note`	null
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`reach`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

{
  "from": "beach-status-history.html",
  "via": "live",
  "status": "Precautionary Rainfall Advisory",
  "start_date": "08/03/2026",
  "start_time": "12:00 PM",
  "end_date": "08/04/2026",
  "end_time": "12:00 PM",
  "comment": "Heavy rainfall over 1 inch in the last 24 hours.",
  "epa_beach_id": "ME286041",
  "management_entity": "Kittery"
}

Personal fields (names, emails, phone numbers of staff) are removed from raw records before they are stored.