Suffolk County Health Officials issued an advisory
against bathing at 63 beaches, including beaches within and adjacent to various
north shore embayments (Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Harbor and Bay,
Centerport Harbor, Northport Harbor and Bay, Port Jefferson Harbor Complex, and
Stony Brook Harbor), along the northern shoreline of the Great South Bay, Sag
Harbor and those Long Island Sound beaches that are directly impacted by nearby
storm water discharges (list attached).
The
advisory is based on the potential that bacterial numbers in excess of New York
State standards, resulting from the heavy rain, will impact these areas.
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.
Additionally,
Lake Ronkonkoma and Tanner Park Beach remain closed
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 hr. period) after the rain has ended. Unless heavy rains persist beyond today or sampling
done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the
24-hr period, this advisory will be lifted Wednesday 6:00pm 7/18/18.
For
the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 631- 852-5822,
contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 631-852-5760 during normal
business hours, or visit the Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ beach monitoring webpage.
Suffolk County
Department of Health Services
63 Beaches Included in
Bathing Advisory of 7/18/18
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Amityville Village Beach
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Babylon
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Amityville
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Venetian Shores Beach
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Babylon
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West Babylon
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Sound Beach POA East
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Brookhaven
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Sound Beach
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Sound Beach POA West
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Brookhaven
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Sound Beach
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Tides Beach
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Brookhaven
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Sound Beach
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Beech Road Beach (NSBA)
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Brookhaven
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Rocky Point
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Broadway Beach (NSBA)
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Brookhaven
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Rocky Point
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Friendship Drive Beach (NSBA)
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Brookhaven
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Rocky Point
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Advisory
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