Is it safe to swim in Long Island?
Is it safe to swim in Long Island? Key findings of Save the Sound's 2023 Long Island Sound Beach Report include: 78% of Long Island Sound beaches earned an “A” or “B” grade. That leaves 22% of Sound beaches with moderate to poor grades, from C+ and below. Three beaches received an “F” grade in 2022.
What bacteria is in the Long Island water?
With Labor Day and the start of a new school year looming, throngs of New Yorkers will head to the beach this weekend, braving traffic, sunburns, maybe sharks — and Vibrio vulnificus, a nasty, flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm seas and brackish water.
What beaches in Long Island have fecal contamination?
In Suffolk County, Babylon's Tanner Park had potentially unsafe levels on 48% of testing days; Islip's Benjamin's Beach and Bayport Beach reached those levels on 45% and 28% of testing days. In Nassau, Hempstead's Hewlett Point Beach reached potentially unsafe levels on 28% of testing days.
Why is Long Island water so good?
The water that flows from every single spigot in Nassau and Suffolk County comes from groundwater aquifers and nowhere else. These aquifers are ours to protect. Nothing is more important than clean water to drink.
Why is Long Island famous?
You've heard about the famous white-sand beaches. And the world class wineries, fresh local produce and seafood. Long Island was named one of the world's Top 10 wine regions and boasts top-rated restaurants.