Advisory Against Bathing at 66 Suffolk County Beaches

Written by Long Island News & PR | 16. July 2014

Suffolk County, NY - July 16, 2014 - Due to the heavy rainfall, Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, MPH, has issued an advisory against bathing at 66 beaches. This advisory is based on the potential that storm-water runoff may cause the beaches to contain bacteria at levels that exceed New York State standards.

The beaches covered by this advisory are located in areas that are heavily influenced by storm-water runoff from the surrounding watersheds and/or adjacent tributaries, and because of their location in enclosed embayments, experience limited tidal flushing.

Dr. Tomarken recommends that bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters have been flushed by two successive tidal cycles (at least a 24 hour period) after the cessation of rainfall. This advisory will be lifted at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 17th, unless beach water samples indicate elevated bacteria levels persisting beyond the 24-hour period.

Copiague Harbor Beach, which closed for the first time this season in May, remains closed to bathing due to elevated bacteria levels.

For the latest information on affected beaches, residents are advised to call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 852-5822, contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 852-5760 during normal business hours, or visit the website link.

66 Beaches Included in Bathing Advisory of 7/16/14

BEACH NAME	TOWN	VILLAGE	CURRENT STATUS	CONFLICT TEXT
Amityville Village Beach	Babylon	Amityville	Advisory	Rainfall related
Tanner Park Beach	Babylon	Copiague	Advisory	Rainfall related
Venetian Shores Beach	Babylon	West Babylon	Advisory	Rainfall related
Sound Beach POA East	Brookhaven	Sound Beach	Advisory	Rainfall related
Sound Beach POA West	Brookhaven	Sound Beach	Advisory	Rainfall related
Tides Beach	Brookhaven	Sound Beach	Advisory	Rainfall related
Beech Road Beach (NSBA)	Brookhaven	Rocky Point	Advisory	Rainfall related
Broadway Beach (NSBA)	Brookhaven	Rocky Point	Advisory	Rainfall related
Friendship Drive Beach (NSBA)	Brookhaven	Rocky Point	Advisory	Rainfall related
Shoreham Village Beach	Brookhaven	Shoreham	Advisory	Rainfall related
Shoreham Beach	Brookhaven	East Shoreham	Advisory	Rainfall related
Corey Beach	Brookhaven	Blue Point	Advisory	Rainfall related
Shirley Beach	Brookhaven	Shirley	Advisory	Rainfall related
Stony Brook Beach	Brookhaven	Stony Brook	Advisory	Rainfall related
Stony Brook Yacht Club Beach	Brookhaven	Stony Brook	Advisory	Rainfall related
Shoreham Shore Club Beach	Brookhaven	East Shoreham	Advisory	Rainfall related
Miller Place Park Beach	Brookhaven	Miller Place	Advisory	Rainfall related
Patchogue Village Pool & Beach	Brookhaven	Patchogue	Advisory	Rainfall related
Scotts Beach	Brookhaven	Sound Beach	Advisory	Rainfall related
Woodhull Landing POA Beach	Brookhaven	Miller Place	Advisory	Rainfall related
Bayberry Cove Beach	Brookhaven	Setauket-East Setauket	Advisory	Rainfall related
Bayview Beach	Brookhaven	Setauket-East Setauket	Advisory	Rainfall related
Grantland Beach	Brookhaven	Setauket-East Setauket	Advisory	Rainfall related
Indian Field Beach	Brookhaven	Setauket-East Setauket	Advisory	Rainfall related
Little Bay Beach	Brookhaven	Setauket-East Setauket	Advisory	Rainfall related
Soundview Beach Association Beach	Brookhaven	Old Field	Advisory	Rainfall related
Terraces on the Sound	Brookhaven	Rocky Point	Advisory	Rainfall related
Eagle Dock Community Beach	Huntington	Cold Spring Harbor	Advisory	Rainfall related
Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club Beach	Huntington	Lloyd Harbor	Advisory	Rainfall related
West Neck Beach	Huntington	Lloyd Harbor	Advisory	Rainfall related
Lloyd Neck Bath Club Beach	Huntington	Lloyd Harbor	Advisory	Rainfall related
Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach	Huntington	Lloyd Harbor	Advisory	Rainfall related
Gold Star Battalion Park Beach	Huntington	Huntington	Advisory	Rainfall related
Head of the Bay Club Beach	Huntington	Huntington Bay	Advisory	Rainfall related
Nathan Hale Beach Club Beach	Huntington	Huntington Bay	Advisory	Rainfall related
Bay Crest Association Beach	Huntington	Huntington Bay	Advisory	Rainfall related
Bay Hills Beach Association	Huntington	Huntington Bay	Advisory	Rainfall related
Crescent Beach	Huntington	Huntington Bay	Advisory	Rainfall related
Knollwood Beach Association Beach	Huntington	Huntington	Advisory	Rainfall related
Fleet’s Cove Beach	Huntington	Huntington	Advisory	Rainfall related
Centerport Beach	Huntington	Centerport	Advisory	Rainfall related
Huntington Beach Community Association Beach	Huntington	Centerport	Advisory	Rainfall related
Steers Beach	Huntington	Northport	Advisory	Rainfall related
Asharoken Beach	Huntington	Asharoken	Advisory	Rainfall related
Hobart Beach - sound	Huntington	Northport	Advisory	Rainfall related
Hobart Beach - cove	Huntington	Eatons Neck	Advisory	Rainfall related
Crab Meadow Beach	Huntington	Northport	Advisory	Rainfall related
Wincoma Association Beach	Huntington	Huntington Bay	Advisory	Rainfall related
Valley Grove Beach	Huntington	Eatons Neck	Advisory	Rainfall related
Prices Bend Beach	Huntington	Eatons Neck	Advisory	Rainfall related
West Islip Beach	Islip	West Islip	Advisory	Rainfall related
Benjamin’s Beach	Islip	Bay Shore	Advisory	Rainfall related
Islip Beach	Islip	Islip	Advisory	Rainfall related
East Islip Beach	Islip	East Islip	Advisory	Rainfall related
West Oaks Recreation Club Beach	Islip	West Sayville	Advisory	Rainfall related
Brightwater Village Beach	Islip	Brightwaters	Advisory	Rainfall related
Sayville Beach	Islip	Sayville	Advisory	Rainfall related
Bayport Beach	Islip	Bayport	Advisory	Rainfall related
Sayville Marina Park Beach	Islip	Sayville	Advisory	Rainfall related
Lake Ronkonkoma - Islip Town Beach	Islip	Ronkonkoma	Advisory	Rainfall related
Bayberry Beach & Tennis Club Beach	Islip	Islip	Advisory	Rainfall related
Callahan’s Beach	Smithtown	Northport	Advisory	Rainfall related
Short Beach	Smithtown	Nissequogue	Advisory	Rainfall related
Nissequogue Point Beach	Smithtown	Nissequogue	Advisory	Rainfall related
Long Beach	Smithtown	Nissequogue	Advisory	Rainfall related
Schubert Beach	Smithtown	Nissequogue	Advisory	Rainfall related