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Beach advisory reported, Aug 28, 2026

Advisory lifted · Maine Healthy Beaches (Maine DEP); posted by Popham Beach State Park

Source: Maine Healthy Beaches (Maine DEP); posted by Popham Beach State Park via Maine Healthy Beaches live GeoJSON, sampling sites (mapdata_site.geojson), record 142:beach_advisory:2026-08-28T10:00, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 15:54 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: not named. Outlet: not stated. Location: 43.73391, -69.79555; location source: given in the source record.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Popham - Center Beach (Popham Beach State Park)”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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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 28, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

Ended

Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-02 15:54 UTC

What and how much

Type

Beach advisory

Status in the record

Advisory lifted

Material

not stated

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from Maine Healthy Beaches (Maine DEP); posted by Popham Beach State Park

“Advisories are issued as a recommendation to the public to avoid water contact activities in areas where bacteria results have exceeded the BAV and the risk for water-related illness is greater. It is recommended that the public avoid all water contact activities at those locations when an advisory is issued. Program comment: "Recent enterococci bacteria results above Maine’s safety threshold (104 MPN/100ml)."”

Advice period

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

Basis

Maine Healthy Beaches: advisory stays until a follow-up sample is below the Beach Action Value (enterococci 104 MPN/100 mL)

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported a water not yet on the map: Official advisory in effect, Aug 28, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT to Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 16:21 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Maine Healthy Beaches live GeoJSON, sampling sites (mapdata_site.geojson)

Source record number

142:beach_advisory:2026-08-28T10:00

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "from": "beach-status-history.html",
  "via": "live",
  "status": "Elevated Bacteria Advisory",
  "start_date": "08/28/2026",
  "start_time": "10:00 AM",
  "end_date": "09/01/2026",
  "end_time": "03:00 PM",
  "comment": "Recent enterococci bacteria results above Maine’s safety threshold (104 MPN/100ml).",
  "epa_beach_id": "ME416997",
  "management_entity": "Popham Beach State Park"
}