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Hastings- South County Trail boat access at Farragut Avenue

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

91 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
10/19/2023 146 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/05/2023 354 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/21/2023 373 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.3
09/07/2023 121 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/24/2023 145 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/24/2023 145 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/10/2023 341 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.9
07/27/2023 598 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
07/13/2023 546 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/29/2023 794 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6
06/15/2023 12033 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3
06/01/2023 160 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/18/2023 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/04/2023 213 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/27/2022 134 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.5
10/13/2022 72 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/29/2022 161 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/15/2022 246 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.8
09/01/2022 121 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/18/2022 85 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
08/04/2022 109 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
07/21/2022 426 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 4.8
07/07/2022 164 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/23/2022 145 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6
06/09/2022 >24196 Beach Advisory 3.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.2
05/26/2022 282 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/12/2022 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/21/2021 199 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/07/2021 132 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7
09/23/2021 213 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/09/2021 4106 Beach Advisory 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
08/19/2021 2098 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
08/05/2021 179 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/22/2021 122 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/08/2021 345 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
06/24/2021 241 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
06/10/2021 727 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 1.1
05/13/2021 84 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
10/24/2019 504 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.7
10/10/2019 776 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.4
09/26/2019 364 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
09/12/2019 278 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/15/2019 2035 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/01/2019 7270 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.0
07/02/2019 171 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/20/2019 504 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4
06/06/2019 181 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/23/2019 1314 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
05/09/2019 141 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
10/18/2018 121 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
10/04/2018 3448 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
09/20/2018 884 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.1
09/06/2018 191 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/23/2018 2142 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.1
08/09/2018 3654 Beach Advisory 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.6
07/26/2018 3654 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.2
07/12/2018 328 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/28/2018 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
06/14/2018 160 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
05/31/2018 281 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/26/2017 181 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
10/12/2017 121 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
09/28/2017 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/14/2017 74 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/31/2017 75 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
08/03/2017 7270 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
07/20/2017 243 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/06/2017 110 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/22/2017 299 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/08/2017 86 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/25/2017 860 Beach Advisory 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.9
05/11/2017 97 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/27/2016 100 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
10/13/2016 50 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/29/2016 110 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
09/15/2016 130 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/01/2016 190 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2016 110 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.9
08/04/2016 200 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/14/2016 1210 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/30/2016 740 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.8
06/16/2016 380 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/02/2016 230 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.1
05/19/2016 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/08/2015 216 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/24/2015 146 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/10/2015 7701 Beach Advisory 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
08/27/2015 328 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/13/2015 708 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
07/30/2015 373 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/16/2015 657 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.5

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

91 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:

At this location there is access to the South County Trailway, and a local resident is developing boating access to the river.

Agencies Responsible:

Westchester County Dept. of Health: 914-813-5000; NYSDEC Region 3: 914-428-2505

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