Tanner Park Beach, Benjamin Beach and Lake Ronkonkoma Beach are Closed to Bathing

James L. Tomarken, MD, MSW, MPH, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said today that Tanner Park Beach in Copiague, Benjamin Beach in Bayshore and Lake Ronkonkoma Beach in the Town of Islip have been closed to bathing due to the finding of bacterial levels in excess of acceptable 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).