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West Point Sewage Treatment Plant Outfall

West Point Sewage Treatment Outfall

About this location:

West Point, NY
This area is used for boating, kayaking, team rowing and fishing.

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 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/13/2012 <1 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 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.1
06/14/2012 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6
05/18/2012 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6
10/18/2011 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/17/2011 41 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
08/18/2011 67 Unacceptable 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.6
07/17/2011 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/29/2011 11 Acceptable 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
05/18/2011 147 Unacceptable 0.9 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.1
10/14/2010 26 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
09/13/2010 291 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/19/2010 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.2
07/20/2010 91 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 <1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
10/21/2009 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
09/16/2009 1 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 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5
06/09/2009 9 Acceptable 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1
05/14/2009 3 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
10/22/2008 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/20/2008 <1 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 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6
06/17/2008 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0
05/21/2008 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.8

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 8 Acceptable 65.5 1.7 4.0 34.0 85.5
09/13/2012 <1 Acceptable 78.5 3.5 3.3 15 85
08/15/2012 >2420 Unacceptable 80.6 1.3 2.7 16 95
07/19/2012 7 Acceptable 81.5 3.9 2.9 21 82
06/14/2012 4 Acceptable 72.1 0.2 1.5 26 89
05/18/2012 5 Acceptable 62.6 0.1 2.6 20 93
10/18/2011 16 Acceptable 62.2 0.1 1.2 84 89
09/17/2011 41 Possible Risk n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/18/2011 67 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/17/2011 2 Acceptable 79.5 0.1 2.6 n/a n/a
06/29/2011 11 Acceptable 78.1 0.1 4.8 18 85
05/18/2011 147 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/14/2010 26 Acceptable 61.6 0.1 3.8 35 82
09/13/2010 291 Unacceptable 74.5 0.9 4.7 20 85
08/19/2010 4 Acceptable 81.2 1.1 8.6 30 101
07/20/2010 91 Unacceptable 82.4 1.5 2.2 19 84
06/17/2010 6 Acceptable 71.1 0.5 3.3 53 83
05/23/2010 <1 Acceptable 63.7 0.2 5.3 41 99
10/21/2009 5 Acceptable 58.6 0.2 2.4 37 88
09/16/2009 1 Acceptable 73.8 1.3 1.9 22 82
08/22/2009 12 Acceptable 79.4 0.2 2.6 32 75
07/30/2009 5 Acceptable 77.4 0.1 3.2 28 90
06/09/2009 9 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/14/2009 3 Acceptable 59.4 0.1 6.8 24 107
10/22/2008 19 Acceptable 61.3 1.7 1.6 15 88
09/20/2008 <1 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 1 Acceptable 78.4 0.4 2.2 21 93
06/17/2008 4 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/21/2008 4 Acceptable 57.0 0.1 2.6 51 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