Suffolk Closes 21 Beaches In Brookhaven Town Over Concerns Of Bacteria

BROOKHAVEN TOWN, NY — The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has prohibited bathing at 21 beaches in Brookhaven Town through Thursday at 7 a.m., unless sampling reveals elevated levels of bacteria persisting beyond the 24-hour period, officials said.

Forty-one other beaches have been closed across the county.

Brookhaven's beaches include:

• Sound Beach Property Owners' Association east and west beaches, as well as Tides and Scotts beaches in Sound beach.
• Beach Road, Broadway, Friendship, and Terraces on the Sound beaches in Rocky Point.
• Shoreham Village Beach in Shoreham.
• Corey Beach in Blue Point.
• Stony Brook Beach in Stony Brook.
• Shoreham Shore Club and Shoreham beaches in East Shoreham.
• Miller Place Park Beach and Woodhull Landing in Miller Place.
• Soundview Beach Association in Old Field.
• Bayberry, Bayview, Grantland, Indian Field, and Little Bay in Setauket-East Setauket.

The advisory is based on the potential that, due to heavy rainfall, bacteria at these beaches exceed state standards.

The beaches covered by the advisory are in areas that are heavily influenced by stormwater runoff from the surrounding watersheds or adjacent tributaries, and because of their location in an enclosed embayment, experience limited tidal flushing.

Health officials recommend that bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters have been flushed by two successive tidal cycle — at least a 24-hour period — after the rain has ended.

For the latest information on affected beaches, please call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 631-852-5822 or click here.