STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York City Health Department advised residents Sunday against swimming and wading at Cedar Grove Beach.
The department issued yellow advisories for three Staten Island Beaches in total.
South Beach, Midland Beach and Cedar Grove were all slapped with water quality advisories by the department. These warnings are issued when there is either heavy rainfall, when water tests show unsafe levels of bacteria, or when a survey finds pollution, such as garbage, medical waste, toxic chemicals, oil, sewage, or wastewater, according to the Health Department.
According to New York State Sanitary code and New York City health code, a single sample of saline water can’t have more than 104 enterococci bacteria per 100 milliliters of water. For freshwater, the limit is 61 enterococci per 100 milliliters. Also, if the water is tested five or more times over 30 days, the average must be 35 or fewer enterococci per 100 milliliters in saltwater, and 33 or fewer per 100 milliliters in freshwater…