Exh 77
City Manager Report
April 10, 2000
Beach Water Sampling; Attached for your information is a copy of the most recent
Beach Water Sampling Report (dated 3/21/00) for water adjacent to Atlantic Beach. As
usual, all readings taken in the vicinity of Atlantic Beach are listed as "good" for water.
quality.
Negotiations with the JTA on the Flyover; Negotiations with JTA aze nearing
completion for the Flyover Project. The most recent correspondence has indicated a
willingness to swap property owned by the City of Atlantic Beach required for the
additional retention basin (next to our Jasmine Street. basin) for the residual triangular
shaped property on the northwest side of the Atlantic/Mayport Interchange. JTA will
modify the shape of the retention basin farther north on Mayport Road and provide a
walkway around the pond. Additional landscaping and imgation will also be added. The
landscape berm will be eliminated and landscaping extended north through the azea of
First Street. Also, JTA (working with the FDOT) will add a sidewalk on the north side
of Atlantic Boulevard as part of the Flyover Construction Project. Adequate shoulders
will exist for bicycle use, although some question still remains about the specific
delineation as a bicycle lane. Landscaping plans are being revised in accordance with all
of the project changes over the last several months and a final copy should be available
for review within the next few days.
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Ciovcrncx Secretary
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Contact: Patricia Frank R3V, Public information Offcer
phono: 63U-3254 liix: 798-4669
OUTLOOK OF WATER QUALITY
(03-21-00)
The Beach Water Sampling and public Notification Study was developed by the 1' lorida Department of
Health and tht' Duval Gc>unty Hes~lth DepFU'tnient in con{unction with the IJt~ited States F,nvironmental
PrrJte4tipn Agetaey (}iPA), The study's purpose is to dettrrmine levels of bacteria in the surf. Dry and
wet weather conditions will be analysed l~tween July 1, 1999 and Junc 3U, 2000. Batclerial data i`rom
this study will 6e combined with rainfall data from sampling events to develop a correlation between
the amount of rainfall and increases in bacterial levels. This research is based on the amount
F.nterot:occi bacteria found per 100 ml of marine wafer. .
According to the LPA studies on bacteria, the density of the I:nterCVCCi iJ~ bdeteria as an indicator
group in seawater ~h~;x,~ the best rc1<~tionship to swimming-associated gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis
illnesses were significantly associated with pc?lluted water and. did show a functioniit relationship tc~
water quality measured with. this bacterial indicator. ~ For more intbrmatian on this study contact
Patricia Frank, RN, Public Lnformation Officer, at 630-325~t.
water $actaria
ire-elitl6 Arnt Sitr 1 nratinn 'Y'..... !•...,.. w...... It.;,.r...
1. _ N.Littlc Talbot island !mile north of S~wpit Lioardwalf~ GS ~} (;~
2. S.I,ittle Talbot Tsland Savrpit F3~ardwalk -~ ~• `•~~•~~ 65 4 Good
3. f•iu uenot Park Ocean t3each Aeccss 66 < 4 C etntl
Q. Iittnna ~ar'x Wanderwood Rd. Access~liamp G4 ~ t~ooci
5. Seminole Beach S~ninaJc Rd. (c~, Js'~
T ~. ._ fi4 $ Good
6. N. Atlantic Beach .
IS St Access (a), Ocean 64 12 (..t-cfd
7. S, Alldttlic Beach atlantic Blvct. Access @`Ocear, 64 4 Good
8. Ne tone Beach _
IIoplcins St. C~ ~=~ _
G4 1G Good
9. N. Jacksonville IIeaeh
• Reach Blvd. Access (a Ocean _ 64 4 (~q-otl
Reach 30 Ave. S. Act;t'.~.ti (irl C)cean 64
10. S. Jacksonville
Samples taken hi-weekly ut a thrCC-!'out dcptlt in marine tatter n!'hix 4
h use pu Good '~ •
blic aroas.
"1'wc'ttly-lour hours incutration is required Jor b+uulcris tcsling.
F.xp]attation of water quality:
GOOU ' 0-34 F.nterocncCUS sp per i00 ml of marine water
MODF.RATL " 35-103 Entcrocraccus sp per l0U ml of marine watts
P40R = 104 or CtYl;8llt`,r F~rnrncnccus s~> per 100 tllJ of marine wtitc`r
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Duval county Health 1]epartment
Public Liforination Uf~ice . 5 ! 5 West Sixth Street • Jacksonville, I;lorida .32206-4397. {904) G30-3254
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