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Shady Beach
FAIRFIELD, CT

CURRENT CONDITIONS   

Shady Beach is a municipal beach open to the public. The non-resident parking fee is $42/per car on weekdays before 5pm, and $30/per car after 5pm, $72/per car on Saturday and Sunday, and on holidays.

Shady Beach FAIRFIELD, CT

Dive into the Data

  • C+ 2022

    In 2022, water quality samples at Shady Beach failed 7% of the time.

    Water quality samples fail when bacteria levels are >104 colony forming units (cfu) of Enterococcus per 100mL.

      25% of samples failed after wet weather

      5% of samples failed after dry weather

        60 total samples were analyzed with 4 wet samples and 56 dry samples.

        The most recent sample date was August 26, 2024.

    Dry Weather
    FRQRarely Fails
    MAGLow Intensity Failure

    Wet Weather
    FRQConsistently Fails
    MAGLow Intensity Failure

  • BACTERIA LEVELS

    Colony Forming Units (CFU) of enterococcus/100 mL

    22 in
    A-
    		 2024
    18 in
    A
    		 2023
    15 in
    C+
    		 2022
    23 in
    B+
    		 2021
    13 in
    B
    		 2020
    16 in
    D+
    		 2019
    8 in
    C+
    		 2018
    10 in
    C-
    		 2017
    6 in
    B-
    		 2016
    10 in
    A-
    		 2015
    14 in
    B-
    		 2014
    18 in
    A-
    		 2013
    16 in
    B+
    		 2012
    21 in
    C+
    		 2011
    10 in
    D+
    		 2010
    18 in
    B
    		 2009
    13 in
    N/A
    		 2008
    13 in
    N/A
    		 2007
    21 in
    N/A
    		 2006
    9 in
    N/A
    		 2005
    14 in
    N/A
    		 2004
    19 in
    N/A
    		 2003
    A
    B
    C
    D
    F
    N/A