Amityville
Village Beach, Eagle Dock Community Beach and Camp Baiting Hollow Beach have
reopened.
Tanner
Park Beach in the Town of Babylon and Lake Ronkonkoma in the Town of Islip,
remain closed as lab results indicate the continuation of excess bacteria.
Amityville
Village Beach in the Town of Babylon, Eagle Dock Community Beach in the Town of
Huntington, and Camp Baiting Hollow Beach (by the Long Island Sound) in the
Town of Riverhead have reopened.
Bacteria
can be introduced to recreational waters from a variety of sources, including storm
water runoff, resident waterfowl populations, failing or poorly operating
septic systems, sewage spills, boats and marinas, floatable debris, and from
bathers themselves.
According to Suffolk
County Commissioner of Health Dr. James Tomarken, bathing in
bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as
infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
Beaches will reopen
when further testing reveals that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable
levels.
For
the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at
852-5822 or contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 852-5760 during
normal business hours. http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/HealthServices/EnvironmentalQuality/Ecology/BeachMonitoringProgram.aspx
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