Wakulla County, FL

10/18/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/18/2024 16:27

DOH-Wakulla Lifts Water Quality Health Advisory: Mashes Sands Beach

DOH-Wakulla Lifts Water Quality Health Advisory
Mashes Sands Beach tests below unsafe level

Contact:
Christie Mathison
[email protected]
850-926-0400

Crawfordville, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Wakulla County (DOH-Wakulla) is lifting the advisory for high bacterial levels at the following location:

Mashes Sands Beach
801 Mashes Sands Road
Panacea, FL 32346

Tests completed on Thursday, October 17, 2024, indicate that the water quality at Mashes Sands Beach shows an acceptable level of Enterococcus bacteria established by state guidelines. Test results are available at FloridaHealth.gov/HealthyBeaches.

For more information, call 850-926-0400 or visit https://wakulla.floridahealth.gov/

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