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Bathing Advisory Issued for Area Beaches

County warns of runoff following heavy rains.

The Suffolk County Department of Health issued a bathing advisory for area beaches Monday warning of runoff after heavy rainfall. 

Among the beaches affected are Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Harbor and Bay, Centerport Harbor, and Northport Harbor and Bay and those Long Island Sound beaches that are directly impacted by nearby storm water discharges, such as Crab Meadow Beach.

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.

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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 County 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. 

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Unless sampling done by the department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hour period, this advisory will be lifted 24 hours after the cessation of rain. 

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.”


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