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. If heavy rains persist beyond today or sampling
done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the
24-hr period, this advisory will remain in effect.
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.
Suffolk County Department of Health
Services
63
Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 7/23/18
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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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