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Red Hook (T)- Turkey Hill Road below SPDES outfall

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

30 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
09/10/2021 28 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/13/2021 29 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/09/2021 33 Acceptable 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
06/11/2021 110 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
04/09/2021 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
03/12/2021 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/11/2020 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/14/2020 602 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/11/2019 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/13/2019 25 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/09/2019 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.6
07/12/2019 33 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/14/2019 37 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/10/2019 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
10/12/2018 43 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.6
08/10/2018 49 Acceptable 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3
07/13/2018 76 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/08/2018 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/11/2018 2 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/13/2017 32 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/08/2017 33 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.8
08/11/2017 21 Acceptable 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
07/14/2017 20 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.1 1.0
06/09/2017 34 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6
05/12/2017 32 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/21/2016 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
08/19/2016 71 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/15/2016 77 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/17/2016 78 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/20/2016 22 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

30 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 site is located near the upper reaches of the Lakes Kill subwatershed, downstream of a SPDES outfall. These samples are collected by Saw Kill Watershed Community members and processed by the Bard Water Lab.

Agencies Responsible:

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

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