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Greenburgh- Greenacres Avenue

Physical/Chemical Data

Physical, chemical and biological properties of the surface water that are measured continuously while the patrol boat is underway.

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall

47 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus Count

Entero Count

Enterococcus (“Entero”) is a fecal indicating bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals. It is the EPA preferred indicator for sewage contamination.

Quality Rain, day of (in) Prior Day 2 Days Prior 3 Days Prior Rain 4 Days Total Rain
Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort
10/20/2022 189 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/29/2022 316 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/15/2022 1135 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.4 2.2
09/01/2022 1414 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
08/18/2022 272 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/04/2022 218 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
07/21/2022 1782 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.4
07/07/2022 364 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/09/2022 24196 Beach Advisory 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.2
05/26/2022 763 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/28/2021 2247 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 3.9 0.6 4.7
09/30/2021 1017 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/16/2021 3255 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/19/2021 24196 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
08/05/2021 496 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/22/2021 450 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/08/2021 1374 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
06/24/2021 400 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.4
06/10/2021 2142 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 1.0
05/27/2021 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/31/2019 12033 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6
10/17/2019 19863 Beach Advisory 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 2.4
10/03/2019 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.7
09/19/2019 145 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/05/2019 185 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
08/22/2019 759 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
08/08/2019 3448 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
07/25/2019 388 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.1 3.2
07/11/2019 189 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
06/27/2019 1191 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
06/13/2019 554 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.0
05/30/2019 19863 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.6
05/16/2019 175 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.0
09/13/2018 2178 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 1.2
08/30/2018 128 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/16/2018 813 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9
08/02/2018 2046 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
07/19/2018 1439 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3
07/05/2018 388 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/21/2018 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.8
06/07/2018 402 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
05/24/2018 759 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.5
10/05/2017 62 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/07/2017 820 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3
08/10/2017 75 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8
06/15/2017 62 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/18/2017 181 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

47 Samples taken

Water Quality*

Acceptable (0–60) Beach Advisory (61+)

*Single sample thresholds;
Enterococcus count per 100mL

Prior Four Day Rainfall
(in inches)

Dry Weather (0–0.25) Wet Weather (0.25+)

Enterococcus is an EPA-approved fecal contamination indicator.

Samples taken by citizen scientists and processed at laboratories that aren't directly affiliated with Riverkeeper, using methods and study designs that are consistent with Riverkeeper's Hudson River and Citizen Testing programs.

Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. Wet weather is a common trigger of fecal contamination.

What do the Numbers Mean?

Water Quality scoring is based on the 2012 Recreational Water Quality Criteria from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for safe swimming. Learn More

Agencies Responsible:

Westchester County Dept. of Health: 914-813-5000; NYSDEC Region 3: 914-428-2505

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