As we head towards a long Labor Day weekend, maybe you're planning to take the family to the beach for a quick vacation.
Be sure to be mindful of what beach you choose to visit, as it might be sand your kids are building their castles with.
The Texas General Land Office tracks water quality levels at beaches all across the state, testing for samples for Enterococcus bacteria, "a potentially harmful bacteria that can indicate the level of fecal matter in the water," according to MySA.com.
The GLO posts the results online as part of their Texas Beach Watch program.
They use red, green, and yellow pins to let visitors know the water quality of beaches. Green means "low," yellow means "elevated," and red indicates "high" levels of fecal material.
Currently, the water levels are mostly green, though some locations in Galveston are displaying high levels of fecal matter, including near Princeton St. and between 31st and 32nd street.
Beachgoers should know, though, that there's always some amount of bacteria in the water. An influx of freshwater after a rainstorm, which we've had a lot of this summer, can cause levels to temporarily spike.
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