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Marbletown- Fording Place Road fishing access

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

29 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus Count

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 86 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.8
08/08/2019 1733 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5
07/11/2019 308 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/13/2019 87 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.4
05/09/2019 24 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.4
10/11/2018 921 Beach Advisory 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
09/06/2018 120 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/09/2018 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9
07/12/2018 488 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2018 1553 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
05/10/2018 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/12/2017 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
09/07/2017 45 Acceptable 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.7
08/10/2017 260 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
07/06/2017 109 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/08/2017 35 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/11/2017 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/13/2016 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/15/2016 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2016 68 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
07/14/2016 921 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/16/2016 250 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/19/2016 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/30/2015 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/25/2015 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/28/2015 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/24/2015 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/26/2015 27 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/29/2015 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

29 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 at a popular recreational spot that is used as a river ford.

Agencies Responsible:

Ulster County Dept. of Health: 845-340-3010; NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000

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