Physical, chemical and biological properties of the surface water that are measured continuously while the patrol boat is underway.
Agencies Responsible:
Westchester County Dept. of Health: 914-813-5000; NYSDEC Region 3: 914-428-2505
Yonkers- Muskrat Cove outfall
Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall
48 Samples taken
| Sample Date |
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Enterococcus Count
Entero CountEnterococcus (“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/24/2023 | >2420 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 08/10/2023 | 1935 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 06/15/2023 | 1935 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 06/01/2023 | 98 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 05/18/2023 | 52 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10/20/2022 | 706 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 09/29/2022 | 644 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 09/15/2022 | 14137 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 09/01/2022 | 1515 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 08/18/2022 | 1956 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 08/04/2022 | 2105 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 07/21/2022 | 5012 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 07/07/2022 | 583 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 06/09/2022 | 12033 | Beach Advisory | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| 05/26/2022 | 218 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10/28/2021 | 3873 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 09/30/2021 | 480 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 09/16/2021 | 1727 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 08/19/2021 | 2723 | Beach Advisory | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 08/05/2021 | 2098 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 07/22/2021 | 4884 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 07/08/2021 | 7270 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 06/24/2021 | 336 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 06/10/2021 | 934 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 05/27/2021 | 6867 | Beach Advisory | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 10/31/2019 | 5493 | Beach Advisory | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 09/05/2019 | 480 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 08/08/2019 | 932 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 07/25/2019 | 714 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| 07/11/2019 | 1439 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 06/27/2019 | 657 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 06/13/2019 | 17329 | Beach Advisory | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 05/30/2019 | 19863 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| 05/16/2019 | 435 | Beach Advisory | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 09/27/2018 | 4106 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| 08/30/2018 | 3873 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 08/16/2018 | 6488 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 08/02/2018 | 246 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 07/05/2018 | 1014 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 06/21/2018 | 12033 | Beach Advisory | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 06/07/2018 | 1450 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 05/24/2018 | 677 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 10/05/2017 | 4352 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 09/07/2017 | 266 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 08/10/2017 | 131 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 07/13/2017 | 160 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 06/15/2017 | 51 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 05/18/2017 | 445 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation
48 Samples taken
Water Quality*
*Single sample thresholds;
Enterococcus count per 100mL
Prior Four Day Rainfall
(in inches)
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