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Wallkill- New Unionville Road

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

16 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
10/15/2015 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/01/2015 890 Beach Advisory 0.0 2.3 0.2 0.0 2.5
09/17/2015 210 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/03/2015 180 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2015 870 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 2.3
08/06/2015 1200 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/23/2015 270 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/09/2015 150 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/25/2015 320 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/11/2015 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.0
05/28/2015 270 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
05/14/2015 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/16/2014 440 Beach Advisory 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.5
09/09/2014 210 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.7
08/21/2014 100 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/07/2014 110 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

16 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 and processed at laboratories that aren't directly affiliated with Riverkeeper, using methods and study designs that are consistent with Riverkeeper's Hudson River and Citizen Testing programs.

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 the uppermost sampling station on the Quassaick Creek. It is located downstream of a private lake where people fish. This site provides information on water quality upstream of most development impacts.

Agencies Responsible:

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

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