Good News! Our water test results are very good.., samples taken on
June 25, 2007 at 6:30 a.m. came back execellent. All four of our beaches have E.coli numbers of under 20/100ml H2O. Putnam County Department of Health guidelines mandates that this number be below 235/100ml H2O. Our lake waters are fine and safe for swimming!

The New York State Health Department sets the standards for swimming quality water Not the PLCC! The PLCC however is very concerned about the quality of our lake. A PLCC board member takes the samples and transports them to the test facility, the test results are sent to the PLCC. If a public health issue arises, the Putnam County Health Department will shut down the beach in question or the entire lake and further testing will take place until the quality returns to acceptable levels.

In the event that a beach or the entire lake is closed, signs will be posted informing the members of the issue.