Unpredictable Beach Closures and Health Risks

E. coli and Enterococcus contamination can force sudden swim advisories or closures, creating health risks and frustration for lake communities while signaling deeper underlying issues.

Lack of Early Warning and Visibility

Without systematic testing, lake managers are left reacting after contamination events occur, with little insight into when or why bacteria levels are rising.

Time-Sensitive Sampling Constraints

Bacterial testing requires rapid handling—samples must reach a certified lab and be analyzed within hours—making proper logistics essential for accurate, compliant results.

How Lake Pulse Bundles Work

1. Choose & Commit: Subscriber selects a bundle and pays a $50 discovery fee.
2. Quick Intake: Short questionnaire captures key lake details and goals.
3. Discovery Call: 30-minute focused call to understand your lake and define needs. The $50 Discovery Call is the primary mechanism for reducing bespoke overhead. It replaces expensive email back-and-forth with a single structured conversation — and it produces the specific inputs the Boathouse needs to write an accurate, actionable quote.
4. Custom Quote: Tailored proposal delivered within 5 days.
5. Review & Approve: Subscriber reviews and accepts when ready.
6. Activate: Payment processed, kits/tools deployed, support assigned.
7. Deliver: Boathouse executes: sampling, analysis, and clear outputs.

What's discussed in the 30-min Discovery call?

• Review your lake's swim zones, usage patterns, and monitoring goals, followed by a multi-site sampling plan covering all designated swimming areas. Includes certified lab analysis for E. coli and Enterococcus, ensuring results meet regulatory and legal standards.
• Water Quality Context and Source Identification
  Each sampling event includes supporting measurements such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity to provide context. Aerial imaging is used to identify likely contamination sources, including failing infrastructure, waterfowl concentrations, stormwater outfalls, and tributary inputs. Optional microbial source tracking (MST) can further pinpoint the origin of contamination.
• Interpretation, Advisories, and Action Plan
  All results are translated through Boathouse interpretation into clear swim safety guidance, including advisory drafting if needed, along with targeted recommendations to reduce contamination at its source.

Clear and Defensible Swim Safety Status

Provides a timely, legally defensible assessment of bacterial conditions across all swim zones, showing whether water meets recreational standards and when closures are truly warranted.

Understanding the Source of Contamination

Goes beyond detection to identify what is causing elevated bacteria levels, enabling you to address root causes rather than repeatedly reacting to symptoms.

Confidence, Compliance, and Public Trust

Supports confident beach management, protects public health, and demonstrates due diligence to regulators through consistent, science-based monitoring.