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Germantown- Cheviot Park floating docks

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

44 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
10/14/2023 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/09/2023 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/12/2023 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/08/2023 62 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/10/2023 38 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/15/2022 36 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 1.1
09/10/2022 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/13/2022 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/09/2022 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/11/2022 57 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3 1.5
10/09/2021 55 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
09/11/2021 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.4
08/14/2021 4 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
07/10/2021 629 Beach Advisory 0.0 2.7 2.6 0.7 6.0
06/12/2021 4 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
05/15/2021 28 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/10/2020 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/12/2020 9 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9
08/15/2020 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/11/2020 33 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
10/12/2019 104 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/14/2019 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
08/10/2019 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3
07/13/2019 37 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/15/2019 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
05/11/2019 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
10/13/2018 50 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 1.0
09/15/2018 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 2.1
08/11/2018 13 Acceptable 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9
07/14/2018 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/09/2018 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/12/2018 <1 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/14/2017 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
09/09/2017 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
08/12/2017 3 Acceptable 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
07/08/2017 125 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/10/2017 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/13/2017 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/15/2016 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2016 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2016 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/16/2016 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/18/2016 28 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/21/2016 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

44 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 sample is collected at the Hudson River public boating access point at Cheviot Park. 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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