Debido a las fuertes lluvias recientes, el Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Suffolk ha emitido un aviso de salud para 63 playas de la región, debido a presencia de bacterias que excedan los estándares del estado de Nueva York.
Las playas cubiertas por el aviso están ubicadas en áreas que están fuertemente influenciadas por la escorrentía de aguas pluviales de las cuencas hidrográficas circundantes o afluentes adyacentes, dice el aviso y, debido a su ubicación en una bahía cerrada, experimentan descargas de marea limitadas.
Los funcionarios de salud recomiendan que se suspenda el baño y otro contacto con el agua en las áreas afectadas hasta que las aguas hayan sido descargadas por dos ciclos sucesivos de marea, al menos un período de 24 horas, después de que haya terminado la lluvia. Este aviso se levantará el martes 11 de julio de 2023 a las 8 a. m., a menos que el muestreo revele niveles elevados de bacterias que persisten más allá del período de 24 horas, dijo el departamento de salud.
Además, Tanner Park Beach en Copiague permanece cerrada para nadar debido a los niveles elevados de bacterias.
Para obtener la información más reciente sobre las playas afectadas, llame a la LÍNEA DIRECTA de Bathing Beach al 631-852-5822, comuníquese con la Oficina de Ecología del Departamento al 631-852-5760 de lunes a viernes, o visite el enlace del sitio web: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health.
El listado completo de playas afectadas por el aviso, es el siguiente:
| Amityville Village Beach | Babylon | Amityville | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Tanner Park | Babylon | Copiague | Closure | Elevated Bacteria |
| 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 |
| Stony Brook 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 |
| 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 |
| Havens Beach | East Hampton | Sag Harbor | 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 |
| Baycrest 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 |
| Fleets Cove Beach | Huntington | Huntington | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Centerport Beach | Huntington | Centerport | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Huntington Beach Community Association Beach | Huntington | Centerport | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Centerport Yacht Club Beach | Huntington | Centerport | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Steers Beach | Huntington | Northport | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Asharoken Beach | Huntington | Asharoken | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Hobart Beach (Sound & Cove) | Huntington | Northport | 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 |
| Benjamins 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 |
| Brightwaters Village Beach | Islip | Brightwaters | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Bayport Beach | Islip | Bayport | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Sayville Marina Park Beach | Islip | Sayville | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Bayberry Beach & Tennis Club Beach | Islip | Islip | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Ronkonkoma Beach (Town of Islip) | Islip | Ronkonkoma | Advisory | Rainfall related |
| Callahans 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 |
