Health advisory for 47 Suffolk beaches
Bacterial runoff from heavy rainfall prompted Suffolk health officials to issue an advisory Monday against swimming at 47 beaches. The officials recommended that bathers keep out of the water at least until Tuesday morning.
"The advisory is based on the potential that bacterial numbers in excess of New York State standards, resulting from the heavy rain that occurred last night," the Suffolk County Department of Health Services said.
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Bacterial runoff from heavy rainfall prompted Suffolk health officials to issue an advisory Monday against swimming at 47 beaches. The officials recommended that bathers keep out of the water at least until Tuesday morning.
"The advisory is based on the potential that bacterial numbers in excess of New York State standards, resulting from the heavy rain that occurred last night," the Suffolk County Department of Health Services said.
The beaches are subject to heavy stormwater runoff from the surrounding watersheds and waterways, or are located in enclosed bays with limited tidal flushing, officials said.
"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," the advisory said.
"The advisory will be rescinded at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning ... unless sampling done by the department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hour period," the Suffolk health alert said.
The county offers more information on beach closings on its hotline, at 631-852-5822, or at suffolkcountyny.gov/health.
Here are the 47 affected beaches:
Asharoken Beach
Bay Hills Beach Association, Huntington Bay
Bayberry Cove Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
Baycrest Association Beach, Huntington Bay
Bayview Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
Beech Road Beach, Rocky Point
Broadway Beach, Rocky Point
Callahans Beach, Smithtown
Centerport Beach
Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club Beach
Crab Meadow Beach in Northport
Crescent Beach, Huntington Bay
Eagle Dock Community Beach, Cold Spring Harbor
Fleets Cove Beach, Huntington
Friendship Drive Beach, Rocky Point
Gold Star Battalion Park Beach, Huntington
Grantland Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
Head of the Bay Club Beach, Huntington Bay
Hobart Beach, Northport
Huntington Beach Community Association Beach, Centerport
Indian Field Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
Knollwood Beach Association Beach, Huntington
Little Bay Beach, Setauket-East Setauket
Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach
Lloyd Neck Bath Club Beach
Long Beach, Nissequogue
Miller Place Park Beach
Nathan Hale Beach Club Beach, Huntington Bay
Nissequogue Point Beach
Prices Bend Beach, Eatons Neck
Schubert Beach, Nissequogue
Scotts Beach, Sound Beach
Shoreham Shore Club Beach, East Shoreham
Shoreham Village Beach
Short Beach, Nissequogue
Sound Beach POA West
Soundview Beach Association Beach, Old Field
Steers Beach, Northport
Stony Brook Beach
Stony Brook Yacht Club Beach
Terraces on the Sound, Rocky Point
Tides Beach, Sound Beach
Valley Grove Beach, Eatons Neck
West Neck Beach, Lloyd Harbor
Wincoma Association Beach, Huntington Bay
Woodhull Landing POA Beach, Miller Place
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