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Cold Spring Harbor

Cold Spring Harbor

About this location:

Cold Spring, NY
The town docks of Cold Spring host a fishing pier, a yacht club, and a village waterfront where fishing, kayaking, and recreational boating are all sources of human contact with the water.

Agencies Responsible:

Putnam County Dept. of Health: 845-278-6558 and NYSDEC Region 3: 914-428-2505

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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

23 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
10/18/2011 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/17/2011 33 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
08/18/2011 27 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.6
07/17/2011 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/29/2011 21 Acceptable 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
05/18/2011 26 Acceptable 0.9 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.1
10/14/2010 33 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
09/13/2010 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/19/2010 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.2
07/20/2010 184 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/17/2010 26 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
05/23/2010 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
10/21/2009 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
09/16/2009 25 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
08/22/2009 12 Acceptable 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
07/30/2009 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5
06/09/2009 78 Unacceptable 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1
05/14/2009 6 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
10/22/2008 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/20/2008 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/06/2008 1 Acceptable 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8
07/16/2008 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6
06/17/2008 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0

Basic Sampling Data

23 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
10/18/2011 15 Acceptable 61.9 0.1 1.3 78 89
09/17/2011 33 Possible Risk 66.5 0.1 1.3 279 85
08/18/2011 27 Acceptable 79.2 0.4 1.5 47 80
07/17/2011 10 Acceptable 80.1 0.1 3.2 n/a n/a
06/29/2011 21 Acceptable 75.8 0.1 4.5 27 90
05/18/2011 26 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/14/2010 33 Possible Risk 61.6 0.1 3.6 34 82
09/13/2010 13 Acceptable 74.4 1.1 5.4 19 83
08/19/2010 6 Acceptable 82.6 1.5 10.6 35 121
07/20/2010 184 Unacceptable 82.2 1.5 2.4 34 84
06/17/2010 26 Acceptable 70.9 0.6 5.0 77 84
05/23/2010 12 Acceptable 64.1 0.3 6.5 56 101
10/21/2009 11 Acceptable 58.5 0.2 2.3 32 88
09/16/2009 25 Acceptable 73.7 1.3 2.1 22 81
08/22/2009 12 Acceptable 79.4 0.1 2.7 25 77
07/30/2009 15 Acceptable 77.2 0.1 2.8 24 89
06/09/2009 78 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/14/2009 6 Acceptable 58.9 0.1 7.5 34 107
10/22/2008 14 Acceptable 60.8 1.7 1.8 27 88
09/20/2008 2 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/06/2008 1 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/16/2008 1 Acceptable 78.0 0.4 2.2 21 94
06/17/2008 19 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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