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Milan- Academy Hill Road 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

43 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
05/11/2024 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.7
10/14/2023 33 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/09/2023 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
07/08/2023 550 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/10/2023 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/15/2022 118 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 1.1
09/10/2022 133 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/13/2022 309 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/09/2022 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/11/2022 162 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3 1.5
10/09/2021 43 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/11/2021 84 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
08/14/2021 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/10/2021 78 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.4 2.1 1.1 4.5
06/12/2021 14 Acceptable 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 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
09/12/2020 48 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6
08/15/2020 71 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
07/11/2020 6 Acceptable 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
10/12/2019 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/14/2019 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
08/10/2019 37 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.0
07/13/2019 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/15/2019 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
05/11/2019 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
10/13/2018 388 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.8
09/15/2018 108 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7
08/11/2018 27 Acceptable 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3
07/14/2018 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/09/2018 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/12/2018 1 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
10/14/2017 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
09/09/2017 60 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 1.2
07/08/2017 437 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
06/10/2017 21 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/13/2017 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/15/2016 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
09/17/2016 39 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2016 36 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/15/2016 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/18/2016 48 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/21/2016 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

43 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 sampling site is a DEC fishing access location near the Taconic State Parkway. Land cover surrounding this portion of the Roe Jan is forest. These samples are collected by Roe Jan watershed residents and processed by the Bard Water Lab. Site photo credit: Kaare Christian.

Agencies Responsible:

Dutchess County Dept. of Health: 845-486-3400; NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000

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