Siesta Key has the fecal ....

[brucetrinity]

Bummer .... another beach closed.

Bradenton.com | 08/01/2008 | Officials: No swimming at Siesta Key

High bacteria levels close Siesta Key beach | HeraldTribune.com | Southwest Florida's Information Leader

 

[Mambo Dave]

"Precautionary signs advising people not to swim or engage in water sports were being posted." That doesn't read like "SWAT Teams are stationed at water-entry points to close the ocean off."

We had this happen just north of Ft. Lauderdale last year. We went out anyway. Some form of water police did pull up next to us to strongly suggest we stop diving or freediving (can't remember which), but by that point we were heading back in.

I'm sure the swimming beaches - the ones with lifeguards - are closed, but still...

Ever dive under the sewage output pipes? The current and my hunt for lobster put me under one off of Boca Raton once. My god, what a ... breathtaking, albeit massively uncomforting, sight when you're not expecting it. Yeah, it's treated - sorta - hopefully. But that's a lot of stuff that comes out of those huge pipes.

 

[drbill]

Our beaches here on Avalon Bay have been posted with advisory signs frequently. We have a semi-enclosed bay here without a lot of flushing. I'm surprised Siesta Key has this problem too given the water flow (I vacationed there beginning in the 1950's and Mom lives in Sarasota).

 

[Scubakevdm]

Ever dive under the sewage output pipes? The current and my hunt for lobster put me under one off of Boca Raton once. My god, what a ... breathtaking, albeit massively uncomforting, sight when you're not expecting it. Yeah, it's treated - sorta - hopefully. But that's a lot of stuff that comes out of those huge pipes.

Yeah, it is a great dive. Maybe not destined for the brochure, but interesting. I've dived the Delray Outfall, lots of fish, but boy was I pooped.

 

[Mambo Dave]

but boy was I pooped.

I can't even imagine how many people's... :11:

there's a lotta stuff coming out of 'em.