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ANDREW J.
SPANO, Westchester County Executive JOSHUA
LIPSMAN, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner of Health SUSAN TOLCHIN,
Director of Communications |
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CONTACT:
DONNA GREENE
(914) 285-2935
VALERIE GOLDSTEIN
(914) 637-4715
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 2, 2000
WESTCHESTER COUNTY BEACHES WILL REOPEN ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 3
The
Westchester County Department of Health today announced that all beaches that
were closed due to sewage discharge into the Long Island Sound will reopen
tomorrow, August 3, 2000. Harbor Island, which has been closed all season due
to elevated bacteria counts, will remain closed.
The
beaches were closed as a precautionary measure due to a sewage pump by-pass at
the Park Avenue sewage pump station, the Beach Avenue sewage pump station and
the Flint Avenue sewage pump station in the Village of Larchmont; the Saxon
Wood sewage pump station in Marmaroneck; and the Sutton Manor Pump Station in
New Rochelle. Rain-diluted waste effluent had been chlorinated and discharged
into the Long Island Sound.
The beaches that will reopen are:
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New Rochelle beaches:
Echo Bay Yacht Club; Hudson Park; Marina's Edge; New Rochelle Rowing Club; San
Souci; Davenport Yacht Club; Surf Club; Greentree Club; VIP Club; Beckwith
Pointe; Glen Island
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Larchmont beaches:
Larchmont Manor Park Beach; Larchmont Shore Club
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Mamaroneck beaches:
Beach Point Club; Mamaroneck Beach Yacht and Cabana Club; Shore Acres Point
Club; Orienta Club
For
more information, call the Westchester County Department of Health at (914) 813-5000
or visit the website at www.westchestergov.com/health.
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