10/18/2024
WT Staff
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October 18, 2024 906 am EDT
NWS: Coastal flooding advisory
Coastal Hazard Message issued 409 am Fri Oct 18 by NWS New York
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
Up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.
Impacting New Jersey, Hudson County. In New York, New York
(Manhattan), Richmond (Staten Island), Kings (Brooklyn) and
Southern Queens Counties from 7 AM to 11 AM EDT this morning.
Minor flooding in the more vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. Some roads and low lying properties including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes and
businesses with basements near the waterfront will experience minor flooding.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Localized minor coastal flooding is possible with high tide Saturday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
WT HAB Tracker from the satellite monitoring program of the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science(NCCOS) and NYS DEC
New York
Sixty one active HABs on the dashboard Friday morning, down from seventy yesterday afternoon. Reports made prior to Oct 4 have moved off the active list overnight. Beaver Dam Lake has a number of new blooms confirmed, maintaining 11 active blooms as of this report. Back on the active list this week, The Lake in Central Park and Roaring Brook Lake. Our impacted water body list is in the process to roll over to the archive report for the season, here.
The latest satellite image of Lake Champlain was captured Oct 17, this one is the first clear view since October 8. No sign of HABs in Lake Champlain, Lake Carmi is still chock full of bluegreen, 700 thousand cells per ml. See the NCCOS color image of Lake Champlain here.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
New York County: From the US Army Corps of Engineers, "The water supply for the City of New York is composed of three watershed systems. Together, these systems provide water for 8 million residents in New York City, as well as 1 million residents north of the City. The Catskill and Delaware systems lie west of the Hudson River, covering an area of approximately 2000 square miles. The Croton System, which includes the New Croton and Middle Branch Reservoirs, is east of the Hudson River. "
New Croton Dam impounds fresh water in the Croton Reservoir for New York City drinking water, the infrastructure of drinking water distribution, storm water and sewage is managed by NYS Environmental Protection, according to public information online, "We maintain over 6,800 miles of in-city water mains, 109,000 fire hydrants, 148,000 catch basins, and 7,500 miles of in-city sewers. Water service disruptions are often caused by construction, water or sewer main breaks, or blockages in the pipes."
As water disruptions occur, boil water advisories are issued to ensure the safety of the water until the situation has resolved and testing determines the water in the lines meets the quality standards for potable water. According to NYS Dept of Health, "A boil water notice is issued by water utilities or health agencies as a precaution to protect consumers from drinking water that may have been contaminated with disease causing organisms (also called pathogens). Boil water notices are typically issued when an unexpected condition has caused a potential for biological contamination of water in a public water system. Common reasons for a boil water notice include loss of pressure in the distribution system, loss of disinfection, and other unexpected water quality problems. These often result from other events such as water line breaks, treatment disruptions, power outages and floods."
For more information on NYS drinking water, see the NY Boil Water Advisory FAQ, here.
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