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Coeymans Landing

Coeymans Landing

About this location:

Coeymans, NY
This sampling site is at a village park which has a fishing pier, a marina, and a launch ramp for kayaks.

Agencies Responsible:

Albany County Dept. of Health: 518-447-4580, Rensselear County Dept. of Health: 518-270-2655, and NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2045

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Basic Sampling Data

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

Water Quality, Enterococcus Count and Precipitation

30 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus
Count
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Enterococcus Count

Enterococcus is a commonly used indicator of water quality and sewage contamination.

Quality Rain, day
of (in)		 Prior Day 2 Days
Prior		 3 Days
Prior		 5 Days
Prior
10/15/2012 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.2
09/15/2012 21 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
08/18/2012 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3
07/21/2012 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
06/16/2012 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7
05/20/2012 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
10/16/2011 1986 Unacceptable 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.6
09/19/2011 63 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4
08/21/2011 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/14/2011 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
07/02/2011 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1 2.2
05/19/2011 488 Unacceptable 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.7 2.5
10/16/2010 649 Unacceptable 0.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3
09/14/2010 22 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/21/2010 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
07/19/2010 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.8
06/18/2010 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5
05/25/2010 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/23/2009 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2009 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/24/2009 770 Unacceptable 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.8 3.0
07/31/2009 261 Unacceptable 0.6 0.9 1.9 1.9 2.4
06/12/2009 20 Acceptable 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1
05/15/2009 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
10/23/2008 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
09/17/2008 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8
08/09/2008 194 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 2.8
07/17/2008 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
06/19/2008 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.7
05/22/2008 <1 Acceptable 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

Basic Sampling Data

30 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus
Count
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Enterococcus Count

Enterococcus is a commonly used indicator of water quality and sewage contamination.

Quality Temperature
(f)		 Salinity Chlorophyll Turbidity Oxygen
10/15/2012 7 Acceptable 59.3 0.1 1.8 41.2 98.2
09/15/2012 21 Acceptable 73.6 0.1 1.7 110 94
08/18/2012 19 Acceptable 80.1 0.2 1.3 19 94
07/21/2012 2 Acceptable 82.5 0.2 8.4 18 101
06/16/2012 6 Acceptable 74.6 0.1 1.5 28 102
05/20/2012 11 Acceptable 67.2 0.1 1.1 42 103
10/16/2011 1986 Unacceptable 61.0 0.1 0.7 58 100
09/19/2011 63 Unacceptable 66.1 0.1 0.8 37 102
08/21/2011 12 Acceptable 76.8 0.1 2.5 42 92
07/14/2011 6 Acceptable 80.5 0.1 3.5 38 98
07/02/2011 15 Acceptable 73.6 0.1 0.6 16 n/a
05/19/2011 488 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/16/2010 649 Unacceptable 55.8 0.1 1.0 16 96
09/14/2010 22 Acceptable 71.0 0.1 9.6 n/a 94
08/21/2010 8 Acceptable 77.7 0.1 9.2 n/a 95
07/19/2010 10 Acceptable 82.2 0.1 17.0 12 88
06/18/2010 16 Acceptable 73.1 0.2 3.5 27 99
05/25/2010 1 Acceptable 69.8 0.1 0.5 134 95
10/23/2009 6 Acceptable 51.0 0.1 0.6 61 95
09/17/2009 12 Acceptable 69.1 0.1 6.9 16 98
08/24/2009 770 Unacceptable 78.9 0.1 2.0 76 91
07/31/2009 261 Unacceptable 75.3 0.1 0.1 43 102
06/12/2009 20 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/15/2009 8 Acceptable 62.9 n/a 0.9 11 103
10/23/2008 3 Acceptable 54.4 0.1 3.6 11 95
09/17/2008 11 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/09/2008 194 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/17/2008 8 Acceptable 79.6 0.1 2.6 22 102
06/19/2008 14 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/22/2008 <1 Acceptable 59.2 0.1 7.3 24 101

Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. It is added daily to show cumulative amounts.

Acceptable Color
Enterococcus count (under 33/100ml) is acceptable by EPA standards*
Possible Risk Color
Enterococcus count (between 33 and 61/100ml), if sustained over time, would be unacceptable by EPA standards*
Unacceptable Color
Enterococcus count (over 61/100ml) is unacceptable by EPA standards*

What do the Numbers Mean?

We have based our assessment of acceptable water quality on the federal guidelines outlined in the 2000 Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act. Learn More