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Ancram- Wiltsie Road Bridge fishing access

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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

38 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus Count
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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
10/15/2022 46 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
09/10/2022 21 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/13/2022 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/09/2022 18 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
10/09/2021 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/11/2021 93 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
08/14/2021 411 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/10/2021 53 Acceptable 0.0 1.0 2.1 1.1 4.2
06/12/2021 140 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
05/15/2021 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/10/2020 46 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
09/12/2020 24 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6
08/15/2020 89 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
07/11/2020 32 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/12/2019 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/14/2019 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
08/10/2019 188 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.0
07/13/2019 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/15/2019 37 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
05/11/2019 5 Acceptable 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
10/13/2018 1414 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.8
09/15/2018 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7
08/11/2018 51 Acceptable 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3
07/14/2018 85 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/09/2018 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/12/2018 11 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
10/14/2017 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
09/09/2017 54 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 1.2
08/12/2017 60 Acceptable 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
07/08/2017 78 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
06/10/2017 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/13/2017 34 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/15/2016 147 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
09/17/2016 33 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2016 60 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/15/2016 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/18/2016 96 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/21/2016 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

38 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

About this location:

This DEC fishing access location sits between the Bash Bish Brook (upstream of here) and the Punch Brook (downstream of here), two of the Roe Jan's major tributaries. There are agricultural operations near this sampling point. These samples are collected by Roe Jan watershed residents and processed by the Bard Water Lab. Site photo credit: Kaare Christian.

Agencies Responsible:

Columbia County Dept. of Health: (518) 828-3358; NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000

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