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Mount Pleasant- S Kensico Ave at Pat Henry Field

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

45 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 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/29/2022 253 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/01/2022 657 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
08/18/2022 414 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/21/2022 1616 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.4
07/07/2022 987 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 613 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/28/2021 1785 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 3.9 0.6 4.7
09/30/2021 805 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/16/2021 2382 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 733 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/22/2021 959 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/08/2021 1918 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
06/24/2021 416 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.4
06/10/2021 1450 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 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6
10/17/2019 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 2.4
10/03/2019 1396 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
09/19/2019 627 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/05/2019 683 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
08/22/2019 1726 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
08/08/2019 847 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
07/25/2019 428 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.1 3.2
07/11/2019 315 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
06/27/2019 496 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
06/13/2019 450 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9
05/30/2019 4884 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.6
05/16/2019 235 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.0
10/11/2018 336 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/13/2018 4352 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 1.2
08/30/2018 563 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/16/2018 988 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9
08/02/2018 6488 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
07/05/2018 1334 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 763 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
05/24/2018 259 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.5
10/05/2017 146 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/07/2017 5012 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3
08/10/2017 1160 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8
06/15/2017 435 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/18/2017 130 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

45 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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