In addition to making national news, M Street Beach has some of the cleanest water in all of the land.

According to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay water quality report, South Boston for the seventh year in a row has the cleanest beaches in the Boston area! Pleasure Bay, followed closely by M Street Beach, has received high marks in having water that is safe to swim in and for passing 100% of their bacteria tests last summer.

Topping the list is Pleasure Bay, M Street Beach, Nantasket, City Point, and Carson Beach.

Weekly water quality testing at Boston’s regional beaches began in late May of 2020. Additional daily testing of Constitution Beach, King’s Beach, Malibu Beach, Tenean Beach, and Wollaston Beach began in early June and concluded on Labor Day weekend, September 6, 2020.

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