E.coli levels safe throughout county

Quarterly surface water sampling results released by the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District (BCRAGD) earlier this month did not pass the threshold of 399 most probable number (MPN) set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

BCRAGD collected samples from water sites along the Medina River, Medina Lake, Sabinal river and their tribu taries, with the highest count coming from Sabinal River at Cornelius Road at 326 MPN.

Bandera Creek at Hwy 16 S returned a count of 260 MPN, and English Crossing showed levels of 248 MPN.

The remaining test sites all returned levels of under 200 MPN, and most of the counts were under 100 MPN.

Bandera River Ranch and Privilege Creek at Hwy 16 S were too dry to test.

A complete list of results is available at www.bcragd.org.