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Old 08-15-2017, 08:01 AM   #53
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I don't know. Could it tell you they only test the beaches where a lot of people swim?
Private beaches frequented by waterfowl would likely test positive for fecal bacteria.

Fecal bacteria is deposited from every living thing, including Geese and other waterfowl. Seagulls scrounge through litter at beaches and, like Mallards, "dabble" surface waters for edibles—perhaps mostly floating insects.

Cormorants and Loons leave an impressive "cloud" when they dive or take to the air.

As a likely contributor to fecal bacteria counts, should resources be expended to reduce waterfowl from visiting public beaches? Only a presumptive test for waterfowl DNA would determine some resolution.

NHDES has, however, "covered their bases" in their announcements:
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