Gulf Shores, Ala. — (GSN) — Following a five-month pause due to a funding shortfall, Mobile Baykeeper announced that its Swim Where It’s Monitored (SWIM) water quality monitoring program is officially relaunching as the CrowderGulf SWIM program. Beginning September 11, 2026, trained community volunteers will resume collecting water samples from public swimming and recreational spots across coastal Alabama. The samples will be processed in Mobile Baykeeper’s laboratory, with results published every Friday throughout September and monthly for the remainder of the year.
First established in 2017, the program monitors 20 high-priority sites in Baldwin and Mobile counties. Volunteers test for Enterococcus and E. coli, which act as fecal indicator bacteria signaling potential sewage contamination and other dangerous pathogens. This crucial return to action is funded through investments from local businesses and organizations, including CrowderGulf Disaster Recovery and Debris Management, Michael and Debbie Quinn, Bay Break Fairhope, Gulf Surgical Dermatology, and Fly Creek Marina.
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