Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 60 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall
SUFFOLK COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
June 25, 2012
Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 60 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall
James L. Tomarken, MD, MPH, MBA, MSW, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said today that due to the heavy rainfall that occurred today (6/25/12), the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 60 beaches, including beaches located along the northern shoreline of Great South Bay, in Sag Harbor, within and adjacent to various north shore embayments (Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Harbor and Bay, Centerport Harbor, Northport Harbor and Bay, Port Jefferson Harbor, and Stony Brook 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.
Please be advised that this advisory only affects beaches that are currently open for the season.
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done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hr period, this advisory will be rescinded as of 2PM on Tuesday 6/26/12.
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 Mission”, “Our Environment”, click “Beaches”.
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
60 Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 6/25/12
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Beach Name
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Township
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Town/Village
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Amityville Village Beach
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Babylon
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Amityville
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Tanner Park Beach
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Babylon
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Copiague
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Venetian Shores Beach
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Babylon
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West Babylon
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Copiague Harbor (Great South Bay) POA
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Babylon
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Copiague
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Sound Beach POA West
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Brookhaven
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Sound Beach
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Tides Beach
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Brookhaven
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Sound Beach
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Beech Road Beach (NSBA)
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Brookhaven
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Rocky Point
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Broadway Beach (NSBA)
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Brookhaven
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Rocky Point
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Friendship Drive Beach (NSBA)
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Brookhaven
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Rocky Point
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Shoreham Village Beach
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Brookhaven
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Shoreham
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Corey Beach
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Brookhaven
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Blue Point
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Stony Brook Beach
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Brookhaven
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Stony Brook
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Stony Brook Yacht Club Beach
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Brookhaven
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Stony Brook
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Shoreham Shore Club Beach
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Brookhaven
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East Shoreham
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Miller Place Park Beach
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Brookhaven
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Miller Place
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Scotts Beach
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Brookhaven
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Sound Beach
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Woodhull Landing POA Beach
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Brookhaven
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Miller Place
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Bayberry Cove Beach
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Brookhaven
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Setauket-East Setauket
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Bayview Beach
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Brookhaven
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Setauket-East Setauket
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Grantland Beach
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Brookhaven
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Setauket-East Setauket
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Indian Field Beach
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Brookhaven
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Setauket-East Setauket
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Little Bay Beach
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Brookhaven
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Setauket-East Setauket
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Soundview Beach Association Beach
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Brookhaven
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Old Field
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Terraces on the Sound
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Brookhaven
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Rocky Point
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Holiday Beach
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