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c Esopus Creek: % Samples Achieving EPA Safe Swimming Guideline Samples collected by watershed residents, Ashokan Center staff, and Marbletown CAC members Samples processed by Riverkeeper Results are based on 13-53 samples per site, collected from May-October, 2011-2018 EPA's recommended Beach Action Value (BAV) is a guideline for day-to-day beach management Marbletown- Ashokan Reservoir seepage 39% 61% Marbletown- Little Beaver Kill source waters 17% 83% Marbletown- Tongore Creek tributary 50% 50% Marbletown- Mill Pond swim and boat access 29% 71% Marbletown-Tongore Park swimming beach 37% 63% Marbletown- Fording Place Road fishing access 46% 54% Hurley- Route 209 fishing access 48% 52% Hurley- Wyncoop Rd Bridge Fire Dept intake 47% 53% Kingston- Washington Avenue Bridge boat launch 35% 65% Lincoln Park- Orlando Park 51% 49% Lake Katrine- Sawkill Creek tributary 67% 33% Lake Katrine- Leggs Mill Bridge 54% 46% Lake Katrine- Plattekill Creek tributary 53% 47% Mt Marion- USGS Streamgage 42% 58% Saugerties Village Beach 30% 70% Saugerties- Cantines Island beach 62% 38% Esopus Creek Entrance 37% 63% % Beach Advisory (>60 cells/100 mL) % Acceptable (0-60 cells/100 mL) 2/8/19 c Esopus Creek: Geometric Means of Enterococcus Counts Samples collected by watershed residents Ashokan Center staff, and Marbletown CAC members Samples processed by Riverkeeper Results are based on 11-27 samples per site, collected from May-October, 2011-2018 The geometric mean (geomean) is a weighted long-term average. Marbletown- Ashokan Reservoir seepage 43 Marbletown- Little Beaver Kill source waters 14 Marbletown- Tongore Creek tributary 50 Marbletown- Mill Pond swim and boat access 21 Marbletown-Tongore Park swimming beach 44 Marbletown- Fording Place Road fishing access 72 Hurley- Route 209 fishing access 103 Hurley- Wyncoop Rd Bridge Fire Dept intake 67 Kingston- Washington Avenue Bridge boat launch 47 Lincoln Park- Orlando Park 77 Lake Katrine- Sawkill Creek tributary 107 Lake Katrine- Leggs Mill Bridge 72 Lake Katrine- Plattekill Creek tributary 73 Mt Marion- USGS Streamgage 56 Saugerties Village Beach 32 Saugerties- Cantines Island beach 92 Esopus Creek Entrance 36 0 20406080100120 Entero Count (cells/100 mL) Geomean (Gray = Tributary, Blue = Tidal) EPA Geomean Criterion (30 cells/100 mL) 2/8/19 c Esopus Creek: Geometric Means of Enterococcus Counts in Wet & Dry Weather Samples collected by watershed residents, Ashokan Center staff, and Marbletown CAC members Samples processed by Riverkeeper Results are based on 13-53 samples per site, collected from May-October, 2011-2018 The geometric mean (geomean) is a weighted long-term average Wet weather is defined as greater than or equal to 0.25" of total rainfall on the day of sampling plus three prior days 300 Wet weather: 3-25 samples per site 250 Dry weather: 10-31 samples per site 200 150 100 Entero Count (cells/100 mL) Count (cells/100 Entero CANTINES BEACH ROUTE 209 FORDING PLACE LEGGS MILL BRIDGE MILL LEGGS WYNCOOP RD ORLANDO PARK WASH. AVE 50 TONGORE BEACH MILL POND MILL USGS STREAMGAGE CREEK ENTRANCE LITTLE BEAVER KILL VILLAGE BEACH 0 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Miles Upstream from mouth Wet Weather (0.25"+ rain) Dry Weather (<0.25" rain) EPA Geomean Criterion 4/30/19 Esopus Creek Enterococcus Monitoring Results Year-by-Year Comparison, 2012-2018 Samples collected by watershed residents, Ashokan Center staff, and Marbletown CAC members Samples processed by Riverkeeper Results are based on 49-90 samples per year, collected from May-October, 2012-2018. Several sampling locations were added in 2015, and others may have changed slightly from year to year The geometric mean (geomean) is a weighted long-term average Wet weather is defined as greater than or equal to 0.25" of total rainfall on the day of sampling plus three prior days 2012 35% 65% 2013 26% 74% 2014 36% 64% 2015 19% 81% 2016 47% 53% 2017 63% 37% 2018 66% 34% % Beach Advisory (>60) % Acceptable (0-60) 2012 38 2013 27 2014 44 2015 23 2016 59 2017 95 2018 148 Geometric Mean EPA Geometric Mean Criterion 80% 160 70% 140 60% 120 50% 100 40% 80 30% 60 20% 40 10% 20 Percentage of Samples 0% 0 Classified as "Wet Weather" 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (cells/100 Count mL) Entero % Samples Classified as 'Wet Weather' Geometric Mean (All Non-tidal Sites) 4/29/2019 Enterococcus Monitoring Results: Hudson River Watershed Snapshot Enterococcus is an indicator of fecal contamination. Bars show the geometric mean, a weighted average, of all non-tidal samples. Results are from 14-937 samples collected May-October, 2010-2018. Date ranges vary by watershed. Samples were collected and processed by a network of community scientists and labs. Upper Hudson River 33 Mohawk River 54 Poesten Kill 83 Wynants Kill 246 Quackenderry Creek 506 Mill Creek 323 Moordener Kill 221 Catskill Creek 47 Roeliff Jansen Kill 27 Sawyer Kill 235 Esopus Creek 53 Saw Kill 38 Rondout Creek 170 Wallkill River 502 Quassaick Creek 321 Pocantico River 385 Sparkill Creek 779 Saw Mill River 369 Bronx River 420 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Entero Count (cells/100 mL) Geometric Mean EPA Threshold (30 cells/100 mL).