June 12, 2013
Extended Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 12 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall
Due to the heavy rainfall that occurred Monday, June 10, 2013 and Tuesday, June 11, 2013, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services is extending an advisory against bathing at 12 beaches. (See attached list.)
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.
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. Unless sampling done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hr period, this advisory will be lifted at 7pm Wednesday 6/12/13.
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 the website link: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health and under “Our Environment,” click “Beaches.”
(See list below.)
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
12 Beaches Included in the Extended Bathing Advisory of 6/11/13
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BEACH NAME
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TOWN
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VILLAGE
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CURRENT STATUS
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REASON
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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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Rainfall related
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Shoreham Village Beach
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Brookhaven
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Shoreham
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Shoreham Beach
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Brookhaven
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East Shoreham
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Shoreham Shore Club Beach
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Brookhaven
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East Shoreham
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Miller Place Park Beach
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Brookhaven
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Miller Place
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Scotts Beach
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Brookhaven
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Sound Beach
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