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Fort Montgomery

Fort Montgomery

About this location:

Highlands, NY
This site has recreational boat traffic, fishing and kayaking. A small sewage treatment plant discharges here as well.

Agencies Responsible:

Orange County Dept. of Health: 845-291-2331 and NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000

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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
10/13/2012 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/13/2012 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
08/15/2012 >2420 Unacceptable 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.2
07/19/2012 33 Possible Risk 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.1
06/14/2012 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6
05/18/2012 <1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6
10/18/2011 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/17/2011 61 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
08/18/2011 18 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.6
07/17/2011 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/29/2011 47 Possible Risk 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
05/18/2011 219 Unacceptable 0.9 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.1
10/14/2010 24 Acceptable 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 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.2
07/20/2010 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/17/2010 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
05/23/2010 36 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
10/21/2009 22 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
09/16/2009 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
08/22/2009 16 Acceptable 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
07/30/2009 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5
06/09/2009 34 Possible Risk 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1
05/14/2009 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/22/2008 6 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 3 Acceptable 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8
07/16/2008 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6
06/17/2008 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0
05/20/2008 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.1

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
10/13/2012 4 Acceptable 66.5 3.3 3.4 23.1 83.0
09/13/2012 4 Acceptable 78.4 5.1 3.7 8 81
08/15/2012 >2420 Unacceptable 81.4 3.6 2.2 8 86
07/19/2012 33 Possible Risk 82.0 5.9 5.1 20 83
06/14/2012 12 Acceptable 71.3 0.2 1.7 21 86
05/18/2012 <1 Acceptable 61.7 0.1 3.3 115 91
10/18/2011 19 Acceptable 62.4 0.1 1.2 98 88
09/17/2011 61 Possible Risk n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/18/2011 18 Acceptable 80.3 1.1 1.9 44 80
07/17/2011 1 Acceptable 80.8 0.2 1.3 n/a n/a
06/29/2011 47 Possible Risk 75.7 0.2 3.5 29 80
05/18/2011 219 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/14/2010 24 Acceptable 62.4 0.1 3.9 28 81
09/13/2010 13 Acceptable 75.3 2.0 5.5 24 81
08/19/2010 2 Acceptable 81.1 2.4 5.9 10 85
07/20/2010 15 Acceptable 82.1 2.5 1.5 13 77
06/17/2010 13 Acceptable 71.3 1.6 2.7 45 79
05/23/2010 36 Possible Risk 62.8 0.7 5.0 58 95
10/21/2009 22 Acceptable 60.3 1.5 3.3 55 86
09/16/2009 17 Acceptable 74.6 3.2 1.6 30 78
08/22/2009 16 Acceptable 80.3 0.6 2.2 43 70
07/30/2009 12 Acceptable 77.2 0.2 2.5 23 81
06/09/2009 34 Possible Risk n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/14/2009 2 Acceptable 58.7 0.1 8.0 30 105
10/22/2008 6 Acceptable 63.2 3.5 1.4 12 85
09/20/2008 2 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/06/2008 3 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/16/2008 13 Acceptable 78.5 1.4 1.4 19 85
06/17/2008 20 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/20/2008 2 Acceptable 57.7 0.3 2.2 35 93

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

Acceptable Color
Enterococcus count (under 35/100ml) is acceptable by EPA standards*
Possible Risk Color
Enterococcus count (between 35 and 104/100ml), if sustained over time, would be unacceptable by EPA standards*
Unacceptable Color
Enterococcus count (over 104/100ml) 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