Gulf County plans St. Joseph Bay water testing

The development

Gulf County plans to test St. Joseph Bay water as red tide presence grows in the area. The testing will give the county a way to examine bay conditions as officials monitor the red tide situation.

What the testing will do

Water testing can help officials track conditions in the bay. The county’s planned action centers on sampling St. Joseph Bay water; the county has not announced the number of samples, sampling locations or the testing schedule.

What happens next

The next steps are expected to involve setting the testing schedule and identifying where samples will be collected. Results would provide information about conditions at the tested locations, but no results have been announced.

The testing is a county action involving St. Joseph Bay. Red tide presence is growing, making the planned monitoring the immediate focus for residents and others who follow conditions around the bay.