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If you're planning to beat the heat with a beach day Friday, you may want to come up with a backup plan. The predicted water quality for Villa Angela and Edgewater is poor for Friday, Aug. 13.
Here's how things are looking today:
Edgewater Beach: Poor. The percent exceedance probability of the bacteriological criteria for Edgewater Beach is 63.3 percent. The predicted E. coli concentration for Edgewater Beach is 103 MPN/100mL.
Villa Angela Beach: Poor. The percent exceedance probability of the bacteriological criteria for Villa Angela Beach is 82.5 percent. The predicted E. coli concentration for Villa Angela Beach is 357 MPN/100mL.
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) tests the water quality using a computer program to help predict bacteria in the water.
“The percent probability that a beach will exceed the set threshold is calculated by the Virtual Beach 3.0 software based on beach conditions measured during sample collection,” the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District explains in a press release. “When the percent probability generated by Virtual Beach 3.0 exceeds 50 percent, the true E. coli concentration is expected to exceed the Bathing Water Recreational Criteria of 235 MPN/100mL. Increasing percent probability indicates an increased likelihood of a true exceedance of the recreational criteria and vice versa,” says NEORSD.
You can check the daily water quality report a couple of different ways. You can head to THIS WEBSITE. You can also follow @NEORSDbeaches on Twitter.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The video in the player below is from a previous story.