Wayland Patch 10/12/12: State Department of Health Tests Mansion Beach Water for Bacteria. The first of two rounds of testing at Wayland’s Mansion Beach revealed cynobacteria levels well below the state’s recommended guideline.

The e-coli sample from Monday, August 7 at Mansion Beach reached 332 CFU/100ml (colonies per 100ml of water), well above the state limit of 235…

Wayland Town Crier 7/13/11: E.coli counts continue to go down at Mansion Beach in Wayland . Surface Water Quality Committee member Mike Lowery is happy to report that E.coli counts have continued to drop at Mansion Beach in Wayland. "Keeping the beach clean and discouraging water fowl — and perhaps a little rain — may be helping," he said, adding that the plastic "Wile E. Coyote III has been on water fowl discouragement duty for three days now to good effect. "We will continue to test weekly. Thanks to Molly Upton for doing the sampling and to the Health Department for arranging the pickup and analyses."

Wayland Patch 7/9/11: Mansion Beach E. Coli Levels Now Below State Maximums. Last week the water at Mansion Beach on Wayland's Dudley Pond showed E. coli levels of 240 colony forming units (CFUs), slightly above the state’s maximum contaminant level of 235. This week, at 68 (CFUs), those levels are well below the state’s threshold for closing public beaches. Surface Water Quality Committee (SWQC) member Mike Lowery said in an email report to town officials and media that the reasons for the sharp decline are unknown, but could be due to good weather, tactics used to deter geese from the area, pet owners cleaning up after their pets or a combination of factors. Whatever the reason, "We're happy to see the situation improved," Lowery wrote.

Metrowest Daily News 7/7/11: E.coli bacteria counts down at Mansion Beach in Wayland. The Wayland Surface Water Quality Committee received good news on Thursday morning from the Health Department regarding test results from a water sampling at Mansion Beach on July 5. Test results show E.coli counts at 68 — down from last week's 240, and well below the state's threshold of 235 for closing bathing beaches. "Whether attributable to good weather, the plastic coyotes, other goose counter-measures, or the dog and goose poop patrols, we're happy to see the situation improved," said Surface Water Quality Committee member Mike Lowery. The committee voted on Wednesday night to continue its E.coli sampling at various points in Dudley Pond during the 2011 season.

Wayland Patch 6/29/11: Elevated E. Coli Levels Found at Mansion Beach. The Wayland Health Department is working on signs warning visitors of the Mansion Beach area of Dudley Pond that slightly elevated E. coli levels have been detected in the water there. Steve Calichman, director of Wayland’s Health Department, explained that Mansion Beach is not a public swimming beach, but is still used by residents from time to time.