The remaining sound blankets have been placed on the generator and pump enclosures. Additionally, Sunbelt has conducted an onsite inspection of the pumps to confirm their proper function and made minimal repairs, allowing for noise reduction.

Beyond Walls has finished installing banners for the UV pilot, which are now visible for all to see.

To enhance access to data from the UV pilot program, we have developed an interactive data dashboard that will share water sampling results and air quality results (from the air quality sensors deployed at the UV pilot site and Swampscott Town Hall). Please note that water sampling results for the UV pilot are currently available via a spreadsheet on the City of Lynn’s website and the air quality results will be available at a later date.

We appreciate Matt Pelland's contributions to this effort and are excited to share these results with residents!

We have received questions regarding the current flagging system at King’s Beach.

First, the UV results are off to a good start, but they will certainly vary, which is why we are conducting the pilot. Almost all the days that the UV has been running, the effluent has had almost no bacteria, except for last Saturday, immediately following a sudden rain event. This is one of the learnings we hope to establish during the pilot – under what conditions the UV will or will not be effective.

Second, while the UV pilot appears to be mostly working for Stacey's Brook, beach closures are based on a broader Department of Public Health (DPH) water quality testing protocol that monitors three points along King’s Beach: Eastern Ave, Peirce Road, and Kimball Road.

This protocol, which was adopted within the last couple of years, closes the entire beach if any one of those samples fails. The protocol aims to protect swimmers, but we are still seeing red flags even when the UV system is working as designed. While Stacey's Brook effluent shows almost no bacteria, an errant test result occurred at Kimball Road or Peirce Road. Testing of an outfall in the Kimball Road area on June 28th showed elevated bacteria from that outfall after rain. Daily testing throughout the pilot will demonstrate its full effect, and these results will be accessible on the King's Beach webpage.

Additionally, we have asked DCR to perform additional cleaning on the surrounding catch basins.