997017 Marsiviels Greon Harbor beach open again News - Marshfield Marner - Marsh, MA WIGKED waRsHFIELD Includes content fom the Marshfield Mariner Marshfield’s Green Harbor beach open again By Kaila Braley kbraley@wickedlocal.com Posted Jun 27, 2017 at 4:01 PM Local residents can enjoy Green Harbor Beach again after they were advised not to swim there last week due to tests showing high bacteria levels. Five Marshfield beaches are tested every Tuesday to determine the levels of enterococci, bacteria that can cause things like urinary tract infections. The Marshfield Board of Health receives results every Wednesday, and if the levels are over 104, the beach is posted. This designation does not mean the beach is closed, but beach-goers are notified that the board of health advises they don’t swim in the area. Ifa beach needs to be posted, selectmen and Beach Administrator Cindy Castro are notified. The beach will be tested again on Thursday, with results coming back that Friday. Green Harbor was retested, and the results Friday, June 23 showed levels below 10. “Rains can stir up the water, or it could've just been a bad sample,” said Valerie Blinn, of the Marshfield Board of Health department, adding that it could've also been caused by seaweed, although she didn’t suspect that was the case this time. “There's always seaweed in the water,” she said. hniplmarstiield wicteclocalcomiows/20170627imarshfe-green-harbor-beach-oper-again 12