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Cairo- Below WWTP outfall

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Physical/Chemical Data

Physical, chemical and biological properties of the surface water that are measured continuously while the patrol boat is underway.

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall

35 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus Count
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Entero Count

Enterococcus (“Entero”) is a fecal indicating bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals. It is the EPA preferred indicator for sewage contamination.

Quality Rain, day of (in) Prior Day 2 Days Prior 3 Days Prior Rain 4 Days Total Rain
Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort
10/10/2019 54 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.0
09/12/2019 488 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/08/2019 178 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/11/2019 40 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/13/2019 411 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.0
05/09/2019 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
10/11/2018 104 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/06/2018 27 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/09/2018 866 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8
07/12/2018 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2018 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/10/2018 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/12/2017 138 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
09/07/2017 517 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8
08/10/2017 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
07/06/2017 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/08/2017 32 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 1.7
05/11/2017 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/13/2016 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/15/2016 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2016 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/14/2016 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/16/2016 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/19/2016 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/29/2015 2420 Beach Advisory 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 2.0
09/24/2015 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/23/2015 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/25/2015 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
05/28/2015 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
10/23/2014 1300 Beach Advisory 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 1.6
09/12/2014 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/21/2014 14 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/17/2014 25 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.5
06/22/2014 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/22/2014 44 Acceptable 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

35 Samples taken

Water Quality*

Acceptable (0–60) Beach Advisory (61+)

*Single sample thresholds;
Enterococcus count per 100mL

Prior Four Day Rainfall
(in inches)

Dry Weather (0–0.25) Wet Weather (0.25+)

Enterococcus is an EPA-approved fecal contamination indicator.

Samples taken by citizen scientists trained by Riverkeeper, and processed on the Riverkeeper vessel, according to the 2014 Quality Assurance Project Plan.

Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. Wet weather is a common trigger of fecal contamination.

What do the Numbers Mean?

Water Quality scoring is based on the 2012 Recreational Water Quality Criteria from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for safe swimming. Learn More

About this location:

This site is located just downstream of the location where the Cairo Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) outfall discharges treated effluent into Catskill Creek. This outfall discharges intermittently. The area immediately surrounding the site is forested, with some agricultural use a short distance upstream and downstream.

Agencies Responsible:

NYS Dept. of Health, Oneonta District Office: 607-432-3911; NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2068

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