Vero Beach - Water Quality Safety ??

[ACJT]

With all the concerns with the flesh eating bacteria, ....is there a way to know if the water is safe along the coastline that Disney Vero Beach Resort is located ?

 

[Hopefully]

With all the concerns with the flesh eating bacteria, ....is there a way to know if the water is safe along the coastline that Disney Vero Beach Resort is located ?

What concerns are you referring to?

 

[ACJT]

What concerns are you referring to?

FOX , CNN etc have been reporting many instances of people contacting the flesh eating bacteria ,..mainly from beaches in Florida.

 

[Lynne M]

The VB regulars hang out on the DVC Resorts board. I’ll move this thread there.

 

[Deb & Bill]

No, there isn't any way to know if the water is safe or not. You just don't swim with open sores or wounds. You don't drink the water or get it up your nose. Most of the areas where the flesh eating bacteria is located is closer to inland water ways or where the inland water runs to the sea.

 

[ACJT]

No, there isn't any way to know if the water is safe or not. You just don't swim with open sores or wounds. You don't drink the water or get it up your nose. Most of the areas where the flesh eating bacteria is located is closer to inland water ways or where the inland water runs to the sea.

So there’s no local health authorities that monitor water quality then? All public beaches in the area we live are regularly tested throughout the summer. (More so for e-coli levels etc. from ground water run-off sources ). The results are accessed from the local ministry / health unit website

 

[Deb & Bill]

So there’s no local health authorities that monitor water quality then? All public beaches in the area we live are regularly tested throughout the summer. (More so for e-coli levels etc. from ground water run-off sources ). The results are accessed from the local ministry / health unit website

Sure, but I'm not sure there is a test they can currently use for flesh eating bacteria in the water. Everything I've read is that Florida health professionals are just saying stay out of water with open sores or wounds. They test for red tide all the time. Here is a site for Florida that may help you. http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/beach-water-quality/index.html