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Little Stony Point

About this location:

Cold Spring, NY
At Little Stony Point there is an unofficial swimming beach, as well as recreational boating, kayaking, and fishing.

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

26 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 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/17/2011 53 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
08/18/2011 13 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 6 Acceptable 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
05/18/2011 23 Acceptable 0.9 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.1
10/14/2010 25 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
09/13/2010 166 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/19/2010 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.2
07/20/2010 99 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/17/2010 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
05/23/2010 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
10/21/2009 16 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 10 Acceptable 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
08/03/2009 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.7 2.0
07/30/2009 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5
06/09/2009 13 Acceptable 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1
05/17/2009 5 Acceptable 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.5
05/14/2009 <1 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
10/22/2008 32 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/20/2008 3 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 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0
05/21/2008 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.8

Basic Sampling Data

26 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 10 Acceptable 61.4 0.1 1.5 114 90
09/17/2011 53 Possible Risk 66.4 0.1 1.3 284 85
08/18/2011 13 Acceptable 79.5 0.3 1.6 42 83
07/17/2011 <1 Acceptable 79.3 0.1 3.7 n/a n/a
06/29/2011 6 Acceptable 75.8 0.1 4.7 38 88
05/18/2011 23 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/14/2010 25 Acceptable 61.4 0.1 3.7 29 81
09/13/2010 166 Unacceptable 74.2 0.8 5.3 20 84
08/19/2010 1 Acceptable 81.8 1.0 10.2 35 109
07/20/2010 99 Unacceptable 82.3 1.1 2.8 15 85
06/17/2010 6 Acceptable 71.2 0.4 4.8 59 84
05/23/2010 4 Acceptable 63.6 0.2 6.2 41 99
10/21/2009 16 Acceptable 58.6 0.2 2.3 31 88
09/16/2009 17 Acceptable 73.3 0.6 3.1 21 83
08/22/2009 10 Acceptable 79.7 0.1 2.9 26 80
08/03/2009 13 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/30/2009 4 Acceptable 77.0 0.1 3.6 41 89
06/09/2009 13 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/17/2009 5 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/14/2009 <1 Acceptable 59.4 0.1 7.1 28 107
10/22/2008 32 Acceptable 60.6 1.3 2.0 90 90
09/20/2008 3 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 78.5 0.3 2.2 23 93
06/17/2008 13 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/21/2008 3 Acceptable 56.8 0.1 3.0 48 93

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