Latest Sample Results

Vancouver Water Monitoring Sample Results

The Vancouver Water Monitoring Program staff and a team of well-trained volunteers collect samples year-round. Our team samples water quality weekly in the summer months (April - October) and bi-weekly in the winter months (October -April) at three locations in False Creek: Olympic Village, Brokers' Bay, and Vanier Park. Due to reduced volunteer capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have limited our weekly summer 2020 sample location to Olympic Village.

We collect five individual samples at each location in order to get a representative understanding of the water quality in that area.

Latest Sampling Results

E.coli count MPN/100ml - Last sampled: August 7, 2020

Location	Single sample result (400 E.coli/100mL)	Site Status
Olympic Village	1355.50	Failed
Brokers' Bay	N/A	N/A
Vanier Park	N/A	N/A

Past Sampling Results

Single sample result (400 E.coli/100mL)

Location	August 21, 2020	August 28, 2020	September 3, 2020	September 10, 2020	September 17, 2020
Olympic Village	1557.55	1648.95	163.97	68.67	36
Brokers' Bay	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vanier Park	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Our Sampling Locations

Vancouver Monitoring Hub Map

SEE MORE RESULTS ON SWIM GUIDE

When does a sample pass?

A beach is marked Green in Swim Guide when geometric mean results are under 200 E.coli / 100 mL water and single sample results are below 400 E.coli/100mL.
A beach is marked Red when the geometric mean results are equal to or above 200 E.coli / 100 mL water or single sample results are above 400 E.coli/100 mL.
A beach is marked Grey when there are no current results or there is no available information.
The geometric mean is calculated based on the 5 last samples within 30 days. We do not calculate a geometric mean during the winter months, as we sample bi-weekly rather than weekly.
The single sample is the weekly sample result.

Read our First Season Report on False Creek Water Monitoring