Body Contact is NOT Reccomended, May 31, 2012

The Jasper County Health Department has posted the results of their 05/31/2012 water quality testing on Spring River. Specifically, this is the number of Escherichia coli colonies per 100 milliliters of river water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that swimming and body contact is NOT recommended when the sample exceeds 235 E. coli colonies per 100 ml. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) recommends a maximum of 126 E. coli colonies per 100 ml. as the limit for "recreational" swimming and whole body contact, annually between April 1 and October 31.

The 05/31/2102 test results (E. coli colonies per 100 ml) indicated a level of:
Site1, Spring River at County Road 3, 1119.9
Site 2, Spring River at CR 85, 478.6
Site 3, Kellogg Lake-Carthage, 365.4
Site 4, Spring River at Francis Street-Carthage, 1986.3
Site 5, Spring River at Quake Mill on CL 216, 1413.6
Site 6, Spring River at CR 270, 1203.3
Site 7, Spring River at Kafir & State Line, 1299.7 .

For further information, contact:
Jasper County Health Department
105 Lincoln
Carthage, MO 64836
417/358-3111
417/358-0494 (fax)
moehra@lpha.dhss.mo.gov (e-mail)
877-879-9131 (toll free)
8:30 - 4:30 (hours)