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Irvington Beach

Irvington Beach

About this location:

Irvington, NY
This beach is located between a boat club and a village park. The site has kayaking, casual water contact, recreational boating and fishing. There’s a combined sewer outflow (CSO) approximately 100 yards to the south.

Agencies Responsible:

Westchester County Dept. of Health: 914-813-5000 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

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
10/11/2012 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
09/11/2012 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.1
08/14/2012 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/17/2012 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
06/12/2012 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/16/2012 <10 Acceptable 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
10/20/2011 52 Possible Risk 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/15/2011 464 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/17/2011 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.4
07/18/2011 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/28/2011 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
05/17/2011 120 Unacceptable 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.0
10/13/2010 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
09/12/2010 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2010 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5
07/22/2010 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5
06/16/2010 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
05/22/2010 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
10/20/2009 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
09/15/2009 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
08/21/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/29/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5
06/23/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 3.5
06/06/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.6
05/13/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
10/21/2008 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/20/2008 40 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/19/2008 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/20/2008 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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
10/11/2012 <10 Acceptable 64.2 5.4 6.7 31.6 89.5
09/11/2012 <10 Acceptable 74.9 8.1 7.9 5 90
08/14/2012 10 Acceptable 81.2 9.1 4.6 6 97
07/17/2012 <10 Acceptable 81.4 9.4 21.9 10 128
06/12/2012 10 Acceptable 71.8 4.1 4.4 25 89
05/16/2012 <10 Acceptable 62.9 1.4 5.0 29 103
10/20/2011 52 Possible Risk 63.9 1.1 0.4 84 93
09/15/2011 464 Unacceptable 71.0 0.1 2.1 130 82
08/17/2011 <10 Acceptable 80.6 5.9 3.7 35 91
07/18/2011 <10 Acceptable 81.4 3.5 5.7 16 n/a
06/28/2011 <10 Acceptable 79.5 2.2 7.4 1 104
05/17/2011 120 Unacceptable 59.5 3.9 n/a n/a 88
10/13/2010 <10 Acceptable 64.9 0.5 5.2 22 90
09/12/2010 <10 Acceptable 72.7 8.7 6.1 13 82
08/18/2010 10 Acceptable 79.2 10.1 10.2 17 88
07/22/2010 31 Acceptable 81.4 8.8 40.2 12 138
06/16/2010 <10 Acceptable 72.4 7.9 4.4 19 80
05/22/2010 20 Acceptable 63.0 8.2 2.7 14 90
10/20/2009 10 Acceptable 56.5 6.4 2.3 18 90
09/15/2009 10 Acceptable 73.4 7.5 2.8 29 90
08/21/2009 <10 Acceptable 81.2 5.6 4.2 26 89
07/29/2009 <10 Acceptable 78.3 3.6 5.1 23 86
06/23/2009 <10 Acceptable 71.4 0.5 1.1 34 95
06/06/2009 <10 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/13/2009 <10 Acceptable 62.8 1.4 1.4 15 101
10/21/2008 10 Acceptable 59.4 9.5 2.0 8 89
10/20/2008 40 Possible Risk 61.6 12.0 2.5 32 87
10/19/2008 10 Acceptable 62.6 12.0 1.9 40 83
08/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 76.5 6.6 3.6 24 86
07/20/2008 <10 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 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