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Beach advisory, Jun 24, 2026

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

Source: Maine Healthy Beaches (Maine DEP); posted by Belfast via Maine Healthy Beaches live GeoJSON, sampling sites (mapdata_site.geojson), record 163:beach_advisory:2026-06-24T09:00, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by an operator the record does not name. Location: 44.42784, -69.00337, given in the source record.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Heritage Park (Belfast)”. We place it on Penobscot Bay, 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.

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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

Jun 24, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

Ended

Jun 26, 2026, 7:40 AM 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

Beach 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

“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: "This beach has been rechecked and there is no longer an elevated risk."”

Advice window

not stated in the record; the state's window on the methods page applies

Basis

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

Source and revisions

Source

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

Record id at the source

163:beach_advisory:2026-06-24T09:00

Original notice

https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/healthy_beaches/public/beach-stat…

Revision of

none (first record)

Revised by

no later revision

{
  "from": "beach-status-history.html",
  "via": "live",
  "status": "Elevated Bacteria Advisory",
  "start_date": "06/24/2026",
  "start_time": "09:00 AM",
  "end_date": "06/26/2026",
  "end_time": "07:40 AM",
  "comment": "This beach has been rechecked and there is no longer an elevated risk.",
  "epa_beach_id": "ME628017",
  "management_entity": "Belfast"
}