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. Please note that we have reduced our volunteer capacity during 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Imogene at [email protected]

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: January 20, 2022

Location	Single sample result (400 E.coli/100mL)	Site Status
Olympic Village	165.46	Passed
Brokers' Bay	21.6	Passed
Vanier Park	5.4	Passed

Past Sampling Results

Single sample result (E.coli/100mL)

Location	January 13, 2022
Olympic Village	93.38
Brokers' Bay	72.22
Vanier Park	95.33

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

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