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Saugerties- West Camp Road

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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

6 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
10/24/2013 27 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/26/2013 140 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/22/2013 613 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/25/2013 980 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.1 2.3
06/27/2013 1120 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
06/06/2013 179 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

6 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 trained by Riverkeeper, and processed on the Riverkeeper vessel, according to the 2014 Quality Assurance Project Plan.

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 just downstream of the Great Vly, which is the headwaters of the Sawyer Kill. This area is sparsely developed, although the Thruway is visible from the sampling site. A culvert that drains agricultural land west of the Thruway empties into Sawyer Kill just upstream of this site.

Agencies Responsible:

Ulster County Dept. of Health: 845-340-3010; NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000

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