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Recreational
Water Illnesses
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(CDC)
Westchester
County Beaches
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The Department performs thousands of inspections and site visits of outdoor
swimming pools, bathing beaches, indoor swimming pools and spas to assure
safe and clean water for swimming each year.
Some beaches OPEN
beginning Memorial Day Weekend for the
season - check Westchester County Beaches for the phone number of the
beach you're interested in.
Beach opening/closing
information is available here, Monday thru Friday. For information
on weekend public health-related beach closures, you may want to
check information on our Public Health Emergency and Information
Line at (914)
813-5000 or check with the beach itself..
Beaches closed due to excessive rainfall:
Based on studies by the Westchester County Department of Health, heavy
rainfalls in the watershed of the Mamaroneck River greatly impact the
quality of water in the Mamaroneck Harbor. Echo Bay in New Rochelle
is similarly affected impacting Hudson Park Beach and Echo Bay Yacht
Club.
Threshold levels have been established to promote a guide for the closing
of beaches located within the protected area of these harbors. The
beaches receiving the greatest impact are:
Beaches within Mamaroneck Harbor:
1. Harbor Island
2. Beach Point Club
3. Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club
4. Shore Acres Pt. Club
5. Orienta Beach Club
Beaches open water Rye:
1. Coveleigh Club
Beaches Davenport Neck, New Rochelle:
1. Davenport Club
2. Greentree Club
Beaches within Echo Bay, New Rochelle:
1. Echo Bay Yacht Club
2. Hudson Park Beach
Rainfall/Closure
levels are as follows:
Inches of rain on watershed
Greater than 1/2 inch of rain = 1 day closure
Greater than 1inch of rain = 2 day closure
Greater than 2 inches of rain = to be determined
If you plan on
going to any of these beaches after a rainfall, check to make sure they
are open by calling
the beach.
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