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Port Ewen Drinking Water Intake
About this location:
Port Ewen, NY
The drinking water intake at Port Ewen is used by a number of communities. Use of the area includes fishing from boats and from shore, boating, kayaking and swimming.
Agencies Responsible:
Ulster County Dept. of Health: 845-340-3010, and NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000
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 Enterococcus CountEnterococcus 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 |
|---|
| 10/14/2012 | 7 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 09/13/2012 | 8 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| 08/16/2012 | 4 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 07/24/2012 | <1 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 06/14/2012 | 17 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 05/18/2012 | 12 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 10/18/2011 | 128 | Unacceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 09/17/2011 | 31 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 08/19/2011 | 5 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 07/16/2011 | <1 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 06/30/2011 | 20 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 05/18/2011 | 199 | Unacceptable | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 10/15/2010 | 20 | Acceptable | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 09/13/2010 | 7 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 08/20/2010 | 1 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| 07/20/2010 | <1 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 06/17/2010 | 1 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 05/24/2010 | <1 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10/22/2009 | <1 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 09/16/2009 | 3 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 08/23/2009 | 27 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 07/30/2009 | 1733 | Unacceptable | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 06/10/2009 | <1 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 05/17/2009 | 20 | Acceptable | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 05/14/2009 | 2 | Acceptable | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 10/22/2008 | 5 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 09/15/2008 | 2 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 08/07/2008 | 3 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 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 | 3 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 05/21/2008 | 1 | Acceptable | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Basic Sampling Data
31 Samples taken
| Sample Date |
[i]
Enterococcus Count Enterococcus CountEnterococcus is a commonly used indicator of water quality and sewage contamination. |
Quality | Temperature (f) |
Salinity | Chlorophyll | Turbidity | Oxygen |
|---|
| 10/14/2012 | 7 | Acceptable | 60.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 36.8 | 90.1 |
| 09/13/2012 | 8 | Acceptable | 75.5 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 105 | 96 |
| 08/16/2012 | 4 | Acceptable | 81.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 14 | 108 |
| 07/24/2012 | <1 | Acceptable | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 06/14/2012 | 17 | Acceptable | 72.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 29 | 93 |
| 05/18/2012 | 12 | Acceptable | 63.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 38 | 96 |
| 10/18/2011 | 128 | Unacceptable | 59.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 68 | 92 |
| 09/17/2011 | 31 | Acceptable | 67.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 111 | 88 |
| 08/19/2011 | 5 | Acceptable | 77.7 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 46 | 100 |
| 07/16/2011 | <1 | Acceptable | 80.3 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 13 | n/a |
| 06/30/2011 | 20 | Acceptable | 76.9 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 17 | 105 |
| 05/18/2011 | 199 | Unacceptable | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10/15/2010 | 20 | Acceptable | 57.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 25 | 87 |
| 09/13/2010 | 7 | Acceptable | 72.1 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 19 | 86 |
| 08/20/2010 | 1 | Acceptable | 79.2 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 8 | 95 |
| 07/20/2010 | <1 | Acceptable | 81.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 8 | 79 |
| 06/17/2010 | 1 | Acceptable | 72.3 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 23 | 87 |
| 05/24/2010 | <1 | Acceptable | 65.4 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 18 | 98 |
| 10/22/2009 | <1 | Acceptable | 53.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 25 | 99 |
| 09/16/2009 | 3 | Acceptable | 70.2 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 16 | 95 |
| 08/23/2009 | 27 | Acceptable | 80.5 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 16 | 93 |
| 07/30/2009 | 1733 | Unacceptable | 77.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 30 | 108 |
| 06/10/2009 | <1 | Acceptable | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 05/17/2009 | 20 | Acceptable | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 05/14/2009 | 2 | Acceptable | 61.9 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 24 | 109 |
| 10/22/2008 | 5 | Acceptable | 57.1 | 0.1 | 10.9 | 12 | 103 |
| 09/15/2008 | 2 | Acceptable | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 08/07/2008 | 3 | Acceptable | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 07/16/2008 | <1 | Acceptable | 80.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 110 | 104 |
| 06/17/2008 | 3 | Acceptable | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 05/21/2008 | 1 | Acceptable | 59.5 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 220 | 101 |
Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. It is added daily to show cumulative amounts.
Legend
- Enterococcus count (under 33/100ml) is acceptable by EPA standards*
- Enterococcus count (between 33 and 61/100ml), if sustained over time, would be unacceptable by EPA standards*
- 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