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Save The River! Thousand Islands – Clayton NY on the St. Lawrence River

Save The River! Thousand Islands - Clayton NY on the St. Lawrence River

Save The River! is a non-profit, member-based environmental organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence River through advocacy, education and research.

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Beach Watch Week 8 Results – Week of August 23, 2021

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August 25, 2021 by STR_Admin

Save The River’s Beach Watch program aims to test the water quality of seven local beaches and popular swimming destinations to ensure a safe swimming environment. Water quality is monitored by testing the levels of E. coli bacteria, which in high amounts can cause illness. E. coli is a common indicator used for testing of fecal contamination in waterways and is the recommended indicator in fresh waterways. Results are expressed in the number of bacteria colonies found in a 100 milliliter (ml) sample of swimming water. The New York State Health Department has set a swimming water quality limit of 235 colonies of E. coli bacteria per 100 milliliters of water for a one-time sample and 126 colonies for an average result over five weeks.

This year marks the 22nd season of Save The River’s Beach Watch program. With the help of volunteers, seven swimming locations are tested every Monday for nine weeks from July 6 through August 30. The seven testing sites are: Frink Park, Clayton; Scenic View Park, Alexandria Bay; Thousand Islands Park Cove, Wellesley Island; Lake of the Isles, Wellesley Island; Wilson’s Beach, Cape Vincent; Round Island, Clayton; Potters Beach, Grindstone Island. Weekly monitoring results are posted here and social media, at their 409 Riverside Drive, Clayton storefront, and on the Swim Guide mobile app and website.

The Week 8 Beach Watch results from August 16, 2021 showed that all seven locations that submitted samples passed: Frink Park, Potter’s Beach, Lake of the Isles, Wilson’s Beach, Scenic View Park, TI Park Cove, and Round Island had acceptable swimming water quality standards below 235 colonies per 100 ml sample. 

If a New York State swimming beach fails a water quality sample, the beach will close until it passes a resample test. However, Save The River monitors the Beach Watch program on a volunteer basis and has no authority to close the swimming areas we sample. The results are used to highlight areas of concern and inform landowners and stakeholders of potential health risks. When there is a situation of high bacteria, Save The River submits those results to local and state authorities for their use and action.

Beach Watch Volunteers collect samples on Monday morning. If you would like to learn more about this volunteer opportunity, contact Lauren Eggleston at lauren@savetheriver.org.

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Save The River was designated the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper and is a member of the international Waterkeeper Alliance. The Waterkeeper Alliance is the world’s fastest growing environmental movement, with more than 300+ local Waterkeepers patrolling rivers, lakes and coastal waterways on 6 continents

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