June
15, 2015
County Issues Advisory against
Bathing at 64 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall
Due to the heavy rainfall that
occurred overnight and today (6/15/15), the Suffolk County Department of Health
Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 64
beaches. The advisory is based on the potential for the presence of bacteria at
levels that exceed New York State standards.
The beaches covered by the
advisory are located in areas that are heavily influenced by stormwater runoff
from the surrounding watersheds and/or adjacent tributaries and, because of
their location in an enclosed embayment, experience limited tidal
flushing.
The department recommends that
bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters
have been flushed by two successive tidal cycles (at least a 24 hour period)
after the cessation of rainfall. This advisory will be lifted Wednesday morning,
6/17/15, unless beach water samples reveal elevated levels of bacteria
persisting beyond the 24-hour period.
For the latest information on affected beaches, call the
Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 852-5822, contact the department's Office of Ecology
at 852-5760 during normal business hours, or visit Suffolk County Department of
Health Services beach
monitoring webpage.
Suffolk
County Department of Health Services:
64
Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 6/15/15
|
BEACH_CODE
|
BEACH_NAME
|
TOWN
|
VILLAGE
|
CURRENT_STATUS
|
CONFLICT_TEXT
|
|
B1
|
Amityville Village Beach
|
Babylon
|
Amityville
|
Advisory
|
Rainfall related
|
|
B3
|
Tanner Park Beach
|
Babylon
|
Copiague
|
Advisory
|
Rainfall related
|
|
B4
|
Venetian Shores Beach
|
Babylon
|
West Babylon
|
Advisory
|
Rainfall related
|
|
B13
|
Copiague Harbor Beach Club
|
Babylon
|
Copiague
|
Advisory
|
Rainfall related
|
|
BR11A
|
Sound Beach POA West
|
Brookhaven
|
Sound Beach
|
Advisory
|
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