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Kingsland Point Park and Pocantico River

Pocantico River in Kingsland Point Park

About this location:

Sleepy Hollow, NY
This beach, located at a public park in Sleepy Hollow, was once a public swimming beach and the bathhouse remains however swimming is now prohibited. A small private boat club and official swimming beach are approximately 400 yards north of the sample site. Sites uses include boating, kayaking, fishing.

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

31 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 295 Unacceptable 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 41 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/16/2012 20 Acceptable 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
10/20/2011 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/15/2011 20 Acceptable 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 171 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
05/17/2011 >24196 Unacceptable 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.0
10/13/2010 20 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 52 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5
07/22/2010 939 Unacceptable 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 10 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
08/22/2009 8664 Unacceptable 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
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 31 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
09/07/2008 627 Unacceptable 0.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8
08/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/06/2008 30 Acceptable 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9
07/20/2008 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Basic Sampling Data

31 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 64.5 5.0 5.2 40.2 90.1
09/11/2012 295 Unacceptable 74.4 6.8 6.8 18 90
08/14/2012 <10 Acceptable 82.1 8.1 5.9 5 105
07/17/2012 <10 Acceptable 82.1 9.0 32.6 23 127
06/12/2012 41 Possible Risk 71.9 2.6 5.1 25 90
05/16/2012 20 Acceptable 65.2 0.7 4.6 18 109
10/20/2011 20 Acceptable 63.9 0.8 0.5 71 93
09/15/2011 20 Acceptable 70.7 0.1 2.1 106 84
08/17/2011 <10 Acceptable 80.2 5.7 8.8 15 98
07/18/2011 <10 Acceptable 81.9 3.3 9.4 21 n/a
06/28/2011 171 Unacceptable 78.0 1.3 5.8 2 100
05/17/2011 >24196 Unacceptable 59.2 0.4 n/a n/a 99
10/13/2010 20 Acceptable 64.7 0.2 8.8 22 94
09/12/2010 10 Acceptable 72.5 8.6 11.0 23 80
08/18/2010 52 Possible Risk 79.2 8.5 15.8 43 96
07/22/2010 939 Unacceptable 81.7 7.5 40.2 19 147
06/16/2010 <10 Acceptable 72.5 7.6 6.9 40 82
05/22/2010 10 Acceptable 64.9 5.8 12.2 18 99
10/20/2009 <10 Acceptable 57.1 6.3 2.2 14 90
09/15/2009 <10 Acceptable 74.3 6.2 3.5 31 90
08/22/2009 8664 Unacceptable 81.1 4.5 34.1 22 98
08/21/2009 <10 Acceptable 82.0 5.2 26.7 18 105
07/29/2009 <10 Acceptable 78.7 2.7 4.5 25 89
06/23/2009 31 Acceptable 71.1 0.3 1.3 31 99
06/06/2009 10 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/13/2009 <10 Acceptable 63.3 1.6 3.4 25 103
10/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 60.6 8.4 4.8 6 93
09/07/2008 627 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 77.0 5.6 11.5 16 107
08/06/2008 30 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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