Bodty Contact Not Recommended 07/23/2013

The Jasper County Health Department has posted the results of their 07/23/2013 water quality testing at seven locations 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 07/23/2013 test results (E. coli colonies per 100 ml) indicated excessive levels of E. coli bacteria at 5 of the 7 sites on Spring River tested in Jasper County.

The sites are identified as:

Spring River at C. R. 3, 816.4 E. coli colonies per 100 ml. river water
Spring River at C.R. 85, 1553.1
Spring River at Kellogg Lake, 1299.7
Sprig River at Francis Street, 1119.9
Spring River at Quaker Mill C.L. 216, 325.5

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)