CWQT Week 16--results

[Rob Buchanan]

Not everyone sampled yesterday, even though it was beautiful--many groups canceled their collection runs due to 'hazardous conditions.' The samples that were taken seem to confirm that judgment. It was a red-number day at all but two sites, both of those on ocean-facing beaches on Staten Island. 

Click here to see our Thursday results from all over the harbor. For a map of our testing sites, click here. 

Grim tidelines: looking up and down on the East River yesterday morning, where a huge surge of stormwater and sewage from Newtown Creek pushed out into the harbor. 

WATERWAYS NEWS:

Worst storm since Sandy? (NY Times)

Basement apartments as death traps (NY Times)

WEEKLY SLIDE SHOW:

Extreme commitment: Sean Lynch with Gowanus Canal and Valentino Pier samples. 

Steppin' out: Cody Hermann at an overflowing Meadow Lake.

The headwaters of Paerdegat Creek, aka Prospect Park Lake, also overflowed and ran down Parkside and Coney Island Aves (Eymund Diegel)

More 'oogy' water at the Second Street kayak launch in Long Island City (Sanjay Shirke)

Nevertheless life goes on (Flushing Bay)

Shonel Rahim sampling at Gerritsen Creek near the Salt Marsh Nature Center (John Ribaudo)

The long row: Tom Graves from Essex, New York passes under the Brooklyn Bridge, on his way from Lake Champlain to Philadelphia

More on this story next week!

Species ID quiz: on the right is a RIB (rigid inflatable boat) tied up at the floating dock on Pier 40. But what's that floating just to the left? (Ingo Gunther)

Harbor Geography quiz: whose dock, on what waterway? 

Last week's quiz answers:

Atlantic silversides, aka spearing (Menidia menidia)

Harbor Geography: Triboro Bridge, Hell Gate Railroad Bridge, Astoria Generating Station

The Citizens Water Quality Testing Program (CWQT) is a collaboration between the New York City Water Trail Association, the Billion Oyster Project, and Hudson River Park's River Project, with support from Two Trees Management. 

Partner programs and labs sharing their data (or publishing ours) include: Bronx River Alliance, Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Interstate Environmental Commission, Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership, Hackensack Riverkeeper, Hudson Riverkeeper, Monsignor Farrell High School, Newtown Creek Alliance, St. Francis College, Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River, SUNY Maritime Marine Environmental Science Department, Queens College Biology Department. 

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