(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week.
Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria or enterococci that exceeded CNMI marine water quality standards. These bacteria can indicate the presence of human and animal waste in the water.
However, studies have shown that storm water runoff in tropical environments may also contain these bacteria from the natural environment, which may not be directly associated with public health concerns.
Still, to adequately address public health concerns, BECQ has given the following locations a red flag and advises the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of these locations for the next 48 hours or until otherwise notified:
Wing
Drainage 1
Paupau
Garapan Fishing Base
Kensington
Drainage #3
San Roque School
Garapan Beach
Plumeria
Chalan Laulau
Aqua Resort
San Jose
Tanapag Meeting
Civic Center
Central Repair
Saipan World Resort
DPW Channel
Kanoa Resort
Peace Park
Community School
Smiling Cove Marina
Sugar Dock
AMP Drainage
CK District #2 Drainage
Micro
CK District #4 Lally
Fiesta
Chalan Piao
Hopwood
PIC Beach
San Antonio Beach
San Antonio Lift Station
