Tanner Park Beach Remains Closed
James L. Tomarken, MD, MSW, MPH, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said today that due to the heavy rainfall that occurred yesterday and the additional rain that is forecasted for today, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 66 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.
Beaches not directly influenced by stormwater runoff, including those located on the Atlantic Ocean, the Peconic Estuary, and most beaches on Long Island Sound, are not affected by this advisory.
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done by the Department finds elevated bacterial numbers persisting beyond the 24-hr period, this advisory will be rescinded as of 8 PM on Tuesday 8/24/010.
Dr. Tomarken also said today that Tanner Park Beach in Copiague is closed to bathing as results of recent samples are elevated in relation to standard criteria.
For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at (631) 852-5822, contact the Department’s Office of Ecology at 852-5760 during normal business hours, or visit the website link below and in the Popular Links box, click on “Beach Advisories Map” (http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health).
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
66 Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 8/23/10
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Water Body |
Beach Name |
Hamlet |
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Cold Spring Harbor |
Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club |
Cold Spring Harbor |
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Eagle Dock Community Beach |
Cold Spring Harbor |
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Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach |
Lloyd Harbor |
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Huntington Harbor |
Gold Star Battalion Beach |
Huntington |
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Huntington Bay |
Bay Hills POA Beach |
Huntington Bay |
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Baycrest Beach |
Huntington Bay |
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Crescent Beach |
Huntington Bay |
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Head of the Bay Club Beach |
Huntington |
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Hobart Beach |
Eatons Neck |
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Nathan Hale Beach Club |
Huntington Bay |
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Prices Bend Beach |
Eatons Neck |
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Wincoma Beach |
Huntington Bay |
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Centerport Harbor |
Centerport Beach |
Centerport |
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Fleets Cove Beach |
Centerport |
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Huntington Beach Community Association |
Centerport |
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Knollwood Beach |
Centerport |
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Northport Bay |
Asharoken Beach |
Asharoken |
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Steers Beach |
Northport |
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Port Jefferson Harbor |
Bayberry Cove Beach |
Strongs Neck |
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Bayview Beach |
Strongs Neck |
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Grantland Beach |
Strongs Neck |
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Indian Field Association Beach |
Strongs Neck |
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Little Bay Beach |
Strongs Neck |
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Smithtown Bay |
Long Beach |
Nissequogue |
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Nissequogue Point Beach Club |
Nissequogue |
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Schubert Beach |
Nissequogue |
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Short Beach |
Nissequogue |
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Callahan’s Beach |
Smithtown |
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Stony Brook Harbor |
Stony Brook Beach |
Stony Brook |
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Stony Brook Yacht Club Beach |
Stony Brook |
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West Meadow Creek |
Soundview Beach Association |
Stony Brook |
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Long Island Sound |
Beech Road Beach |
Rocky Point |
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Broadway Beach |
Rocky Point |
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Crab Meadow Beach |
Northport |
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Friendship Drive Beach |
Rocky Point |
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Miller Place Park Beach |
Miller Place |
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Scotts Beach |
Sound Beach |
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Shoreham Beach |
Shoreham |
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Shoreham Shore Club Beach |
Shoreham |
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Shoreham Village Park Beach |
Shoreham |
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Sound Beach POA East |
Sound Beach |
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Sound Beach POA West |
Sound Beach |
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Terraces on the Sound Beach |
Rocky Point |
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Tides Beach |
Rocky Point |
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Woodhull Landing Beach |
Sound Beach |
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Valley Grove Beach |
Eatons Neck |
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Great South Bay |
Amityville Beach |
Amityville |
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Bayberry Beach & Tennis Club |
Bayshore |
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Benjamin Beach |
Bayshore |
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Bayport Beach |
Bayport |
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Brightwaters Village Beach |
Brightwaters |
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Corey Creek Beach |
Blue Point |
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East Islip Beach |
East Islip |
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Islip Beach |
Islip |
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Patchogue Village Pool & Beach Club |
Patchogue |
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Sandspit Beach |
Patchogue |
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Sayville Beach |
Sayville |
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Sayville Marina Park Beach |
Sayville |
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Shirley Beach |
Shirley |
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Venetian Shores Beach |
Lindenhurst |
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West Islip Beach |
West Islip |
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West Oaks Recreation Club Beach |
Oakdale |
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Copiague Harbor HOA Beach |
Copiague |
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Holiday Beach |
Center Moriches |
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Lake Ronkonkoma |
Islip Town Beach |
Ronkonkoma |
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Sag Harbor |
Havens Beach |
Sag Harbor Village |
Advisory Issued Against Bathing at 66 Suffolk County Beaches Due to Heavy Rainfall
Tanner Park Beach Remains Closed
James L. Tomarken, MD, MSW, MPH, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said today that due to the heavy rainfall that occurred yesterday and the additional rain that is forecasted for today, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 66 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.
Beaches not directly influenced by stormwater runoff, including those located on the Atlantic Ocean, the Peconic Estuary, and most beaches on Long Island Sound, are not affected by this advisory.
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 8 PM on Tuesday 8/24/010.
Dr. Tomarken also said today that Tanner Park Beach in Copiague is closed to bathing as results of recent samples are elevated in relation to standard criteria.
For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at (631) 852-5822, contact the Department’s Office of Ecology at 852-5760 during normal business hours, or visit the website link below and in the Popular Links box, click on “Beach Advisories Map” (http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health).
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
66 Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 8/23/10
|
Water Body |
Beach Name |
Hamlet |
|
Cold Spring Harbor |
Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club |
Cold Spring Harbor |
|
|
Eagle Dock Community Beach |
Cold Spring Harbor |
|
|
Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach |
Lloyd Harbor |
|
|
|
|
|
Huntington Harbor |
Gold Star Battalion Beach |
Huntington |
|
|
|
|
|
Huntington Bay |
Bay Hills POA Beach |
Huntington Bay |
|
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Baycrest Beach |
Huntington Bay |
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Crescent Beach |
Huntington Bay |
|
|
Head of the Bay Club Beach |
Huntington |
|
|
Hobart Beach |
Eatons Neck |
|
|
Nathan Hale Beach Club |
Huntington Bay |
|
|
Prices Bend Beach |
Eatons Neck |
|
|
Wincoma Beach |
Huntington Bay |
|
|
|
|
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Centerport Harbor |
Centerport Beach |
Centerport |
|
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Fleets Cove Beach |
Centerport |
|
|
Huntington Beach Community Association |
Centerport |
|
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Knollwood Beach |
Centerport |
|
|
|
|
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Northport Bay |
Asharoken Beach |
Asharoken |
|
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Steers Beach |
Northport |
|
|
|
|
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Port Jefferson Harbor |
Bayberry Cove Beach |
Strongs Neck |
|
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Bayview Beach |
Strongs Neck |
|
|
Grantland Beach |
Strongs Neck |
|
|
Indian Field Association Beach |
Strongs Neck |
|
|
Little Bay Beach |
Strongs Neck |
|
|
|
|
|
Smithtown Bay |
Long Beach |
Nissequogue |
|
|
Nissequogue Point Beach Club |
Nissequogue |
|
|
Schubert Beach |
Nissequogue |
|
|
Short Beach |
Nissequogue |
|
|
Callahan’s Beach |
Smithtown |
|
|
|
|
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Stony Brook Harbor |
Stony Brook Beach |
Stony Brook |
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Stony Brook Yacht Club Beach |
Stony Brook |
|
|
|
|
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West Meadow Creek |
Soundview Beach Association |
Stony Brook |
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Long Island Sound |
Beech Road Beach |
Rocky Point |
|
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Broadway Beach |
Rocky Point |
|
|
Crab Meadow Beach |
Northport |
|
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Friendship Drive Beach |
Rocky Point |
|
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Miller Place Park Beach |
Miller Place |
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Scotts Beach |
Sound Beach |
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Shoreham Beach |
Shoreham |
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Shoreham Shore Club Beach |
Shoreham |
|
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Shoreham Village Park Beach |
Shoreham |
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Sound Beach POA East |
Sound Beach |
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Sound Beach POA West |
Sound Beach |
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Terraces on the Sound Beach |
Rocky Point |
|
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Tides Beach |
Rocky Point |
|
|
Woodhull Landing Beach |
Sound Beach |
|
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Valley Grove Beach |
Eatons Neck |
|
|
|
|
|
Great South Bay |
Amityville Beach |
Amityville |
|
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Bayberry Beach & Tennis Club |
Bayshore |
|
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Benjamin Beach |
Bayshore |
|
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Bayport Beach |
Bayport |
|
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Brightwaters Village Beach |
Brightwaters |
|
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Corey Creek Beach |
Blue Point |
|
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East Islip Beach |
East Islip |
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Islip Beach |
Islip |
|
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Patchogue Village Pool & Beach Club |
Patchogue |
|
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Sandspit Beach |
Patchogue |
|
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Sayville Beach |
Sayville |
|
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Sayville Marina Park Beach |
Sayville |
|
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Shirley Beach |
Shirley |
|
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Venetian Shores Beach |
Lindenhurst |
|
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West Islip Beach |
West Islip |
|
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West Oaks Recreation Club Beach |
Oakdale |
|
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Copiague Harbor HOA Beach |
Copiague |
|
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Holiday Beach |
Center Moriches |
|
|
|
|
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Lake Ronkonkoma |
Islip Town Beach |
Ronkonkoma |
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Sag Harbor |
Havens Beach |
Sag Harbor Village |