Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 62 Suffolk Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall
Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 62 Suffolk Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall
5 Beaches Remain Closed to Bathing
Dr. James Tomarken, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, has issued an advisory against bathing at 62 beaches due to the heavy rainfall that occurred overnight (from 6/13/13 to 6/14/13). The advisory is based on the potential that the presence of bacteria in excess of New York State standards will impact these areas.
The beaches are located along the northern shoreline of Great South Bay, in Sag Harbor, within and adjacent to various north shore bays (Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Harbor and Bay, Centerport Harbor, Northport Harbor and Bay, Port Jefferson Harbor Complex, and Stony Brook Harbor), and those Long Island Sound beaches that are directly impacted by nearby storm water discharges (list below).
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 bays, 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 conducted by the department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hour period, this advisory will be lifted at 7 a.m., Saturday, June 15, 2013.
Additionally, five beaches are closed to bathing due to water quality exceedances:
· Tanner Park Beach in Copiague
· Copiague Harbor Beach in Copiague
· Town of Islip’s Lake Ronkonkoma Beach in Ronkonkoma
· Benjamin Beach in Bayshore
· Fleets Cove Beach in Centerport
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.”
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
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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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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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Tanner Park Beach
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Babylon
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Copiague
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Closed
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Water Quality Exceedance
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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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Copiague Harbor (Great South Bay) POA
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Babylon
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Copiague
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Closed
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Water Quality Exceedance
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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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Corey Beach
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Brookhaven
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Blue Point
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Advisory
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Rainfall related
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Shirley Beach
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Brookhaven
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Shirley
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Advisory
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