Enterococcus (“Entero”) is a fecal indicating bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals.
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Entero Count
Entero CountEnterococcus (“Entero”) is a fecal indicating bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals. |
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4 Days Total Rain (in)
4 Days Total Rain (in)The combined rainfall for the day of sampling, prior day, two days prior and three days prior. More than 1/4 inch is considered a “wet weather sample.” |
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Number of Samples
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Geometric Mean Geometric MeanA measure of central tendency (a weighted average) used by NYS DEC and the US EPA to assess water quality. The geometric mean is defined as the nth root (where n is the number of samples) of the product of the Enterococcus measurements. A geometric mean over 30 fails the EPA criteria for safe primary contact. |
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Maximum
MaximumThe highest Enterococcus count we have recorded at this site (“>” indicates an unknown number greater than this number and reflects the upper limit of our scoring ability for this sample). |
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Minimum
MinimumThe lowest Enterococcus count we have recorded at this site (“<” indicates an unknown number less than this number and reflects the lower limit of our scoring ability for this sample). |
Note: multiple counts of the same value will overlap and appear as one dot.
This program is a partnership of the NATURE Lab, Media Sanctuary, Jarrett Engineers, and RU Holmes Engineers (formerly Jarrett). Samples are collected by community scientists. Samples are processed by the Water Justice Lab in Troy, NY.
More information on the NATURE Lab and Media Sanctuary.
Read Riverkeeper’s 2021 report on water quality in the Upper Hudson River Watershed.