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Rosendale Trestle

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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

70 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
10/05/2023 56 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
09/14/2023 219 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.0
08/10/2023 613 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
07/20/2023 166 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5
06/08/2023 71 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
05/25/2023 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4
10/18/2022 46 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
09/15/2022 770 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.6
07/19/2022 328 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.0
06/23/2022 104 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/10/2022 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.1
10/12/2021 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.1
09/07/2021 211 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7
08/10/2021 548 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/06/2021 36 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/08/2021 108 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/11/2021 214 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/13/2020 291 Beach Advisory 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
09/15/2020 387 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2020 308 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/21/2020 866 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
06/15/2020 58 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/05/2019 1046 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.7
09/14/2019 687 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3
08/10/2019 2420 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
07/13/2019 345 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/15/2019 101 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
05/11/2019 114 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/13/2018 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.1
09/08/2018 276 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/11/2018 816 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.0
07/14/2018 291 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/09/2018 173 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/12/2018 72 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/14/2017 166 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/09/2017 411 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6
08/12/2017 1986 Beach Advisory 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
07/08/2017 397 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/10/2017 107 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/13/2017 31 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/15/2016 28 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2016 111 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2016 260 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
07/16/2016 548 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
06/18/2016 687 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/21/2016 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/31/2015 206 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/26/2015 126 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/29/2015 57 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/25/2015 345 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/27/2015 93 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/30/2015 37 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
11/01/2014 26 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/27/2014 148 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/30/2014 144 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/26/2014 152 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/28/2014 285 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/31/2014 248 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/26/2013 51 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/28/2013 649 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/24/2013 272 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/27/2013 517 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/29/2013 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 1.3
06/08/2013 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.3 2.0 0.1 0.0 2.5
10/27/2012 1046 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/29/2012 839 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.1 1.8
09/01/2012 96 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/28/2012 411 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.7
06/30/2012 45 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/26/2012 43 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

70 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 in the shadow of the Rosendale Trestle, which carries the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail over Rondout Creek.

Agencies Responsible:

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

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