Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 63 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall
Bayport
Beach, Minasseroke
Beach
and TannerParkBeach Remain Closed
Humayun J. Chaudhry, D.O., M.S., Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said today that due to the heavy rainfall that has occurred over the past two days, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 63 beaches, including those located along the northern shoreline of Great South Bay, within and adjacent to various north shore embayments (Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Harbor and Bay, Centerport Harbor, Northport Harbor and Bay, Port Jefferson Harbor, Stony Brook Harbor, and Mt. Sinai Harbor), as well as 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 YorkState 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.
Beaches not directly influenced by stormwater runoff, including those located on the Atlantic Ocean, the Peconic Estuary, and most beaches on Long Island Sound, are not affected by this advisory.
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 cessation of rainfall. Unless sampling done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hr period, this advisory will be rescinded as of 6 PM on Friday 7/25/08.
Dr. Chaudhry also said today thatBayportBeach on Paulanna Avenue in Bayport, MinasserokeBeach on Gauls Road in Strongs Neck and Tanner Park Beach on Wilson Avenue in Copiague will remain closed to bathing as results of recent samples continue to be elevated in relation to standard criteria
.
For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at (631) 852-5822, or visit the Department’s website (http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health) and in the Popular Links box, click on “Latest Bathing Beach Information”.
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Water Body
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Beach Name
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Hamlet
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Cold
Spring
Harbor
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Cold
Spring
Harbor
Beach
Club
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Cold
Spring
Harbor
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Eagle
Dock
Community
Beach
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Cold
Spring
Harbor
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Lloyd
Harbor
Village
Park
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Lloyd
Harbor
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Huntington
Harbor
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Gold Star Battalion
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Huntington
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Huntington
Bay
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Bay
Hills
POA
Beach
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Huntington
Bay
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Baycrest
Beach
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Huntington
Bay
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Crescent
Beach
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Huntington
Bay
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Head of the BayClubBeach
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Huntington
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Nathan
Hale
Beach
Club
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Huntington
Bay
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Wincoma
Beach
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Huntington
Bay
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Centerport
Harbor
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Centerport
Beach
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Centerport
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Fleets
Cove
Beach
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Centerport
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Huntington Beach
Community Association
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Centerport
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Knollwood
Beach
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Centerport
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Northport
Bay
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Asharoken
Beach
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Asharoken
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Hobart
Beach
(Bay)
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Eatons Neck
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Hobart
Beach
(Inlet)
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Eatons Neck
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Prices
Bend
Beach
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Eatons Neck
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Steers
Beach
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Northport
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Valley
Grove
Beach
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Eatons Neck
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Northport
Harbor
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Centerport Yacht Club
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Centerport
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Port
Jefferson
Harbor
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Bayberry
Cove
Beach
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Strongs Neck
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Bayview
Beach
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Strongs Neck
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Grantland
Beach
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Strongs Neck
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Indian
Field
Association
Beach
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Strongs Neck
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Little BayBeach
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Strongs Neck
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