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Health Officials Issue Advisory Against Bathing at 63 Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall

Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore remains closed.

 

Suffolk County health officials issued an advisory against bathing at 63 beaches due to the heavy rainfall that occurred today. The advisory is based on the potential that bacteria 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 rain has ended.  This advisory will be lifted Sunday, August 20, at 5:00 a.m., unless water samples indicate that elevated levels of bacteria have persisted beyond the 24-hour period.

 

In addition, Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore remains closed as recent testing conducted by the health department revealed levels of bacteria in excess of state standards.

 

For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 631-852-5822, contact the Department of Health Services’ Office of Ecology at 631-852-5760 during normal business hours, OR visit Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ beach monitoring webpage.

 

Suffolk County Department of Health Services

63 Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 8/18/17:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEACH

CODE

BEACH NAME

TOWN

VILLAGE

CURRENTSTATUS

REASON

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

BR11A

Sound Beach POA West

Brookhaven

Sound Beach

Advisory

Rainfall related

BR12

Tides Beach

Brookhaven

Sound Beach

Advisory

Rainfall related

BR13

Beech Road Beach (NSBA)

Brookhaven

Rocky Point

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