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Beach Water quality raises red flags – News 12
I just found a News 12 article specifically talking about Kiddie Beach and the recent report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The only problem is that everything in the report is wrong!
First off, they didn’t even get the name of the organization that released the report correct. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released the report, they incorrectly have it as the “Natural Resource Council”. It isn’t a big deal but it’s a sign of things to come and I’m sure the NRDC wouldn’t be too happy about giving a fictitious group credit for their report.
“News” 12 goes on to say that Kiddie Beach was shut down over 40 times due to “pollution”.
Kiddie Beach was never shut down over “pollution”. In fact the Department of Health did not close ANY of the beaches due to water quality in 2007.
Why is news 12 making up facts?
The facts are that Kiddie Beach is automatically issued a preemptive wet weather advisory after a rainfall of 0.2 inch per 2 hours or 0.4 inch per 24 hours. The rainwater all over the city runs off or is dumped into area water ways by millions of gallons.
These are the only reasons a beach can be closed.
- Confirmed samples show that bathing beach water quality exceeds the following water quality standard for marine water beaches: Enterococci geometric mean shall not exceed 35 Colony Forming Units (CFU) per 100 ml for a series of five or more samples collected during a 30-day period.
- Epidemiological data indicates a significant incidence of related illnesses or repeated complaints/reports of illness/injury received from beach patrons.
- Sanitary and Safety Survey/Investigation: A sanitary and safety survey or an investigation reveals the presence of potentially hazardous amounts of floatable debris, medical/infectious waste, toxic contaminants, petroleum products or other contamination on the beach, or there is evidence of sewage and wastewater discharge in sufficient quantities that will adversely affect the quality of the beach water.
- Any other environmental factors determined to be a public health or safety hazard by the NYCDOHMH.
Maybe writing and filiming stories in their cars without any research is a problem.
News 12 is a rinky dink outfit with a tiny budget. They should not even be watched. We have great news sources in New York. News 12 belongs in a farming or rural area.
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News 12 parking lot is on Stop & Shop’s roof. What kind of news organazation keeps thier fleet on the roof of a supermarket?
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Not only are they on top of Stop and Shop, they are in prime spots. They used to park in the back corner, but they now park closer to the entrance/exit. They are all young too. When I complained to one of their reporters that they should park in the back where they used to, he just shrugged. Thay are so mickey mouse the reporter and camera person are the same person. They set the camera up on a tripod and stand in front of it. They probably only make a little more then the workers of Stop and Shop. New York 1 looks like CNN compared to them.
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Smells fishy to me.
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News 12 is pretty much like a college run news network with a budget. I’m not exactly sure why cablevision created it – perhaps to make it seem like they had more local news to offer its viewers.
I’m glad its giving some college kids tv experience and giving a few people jobs. Its really not much to watch though. I live in sheepshead bay, near where they are located, and I often flip by it and see shots from my area as backdrops — I assume they are just too lazy to go elsewhere. I wouldnt count on them for much.
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Wow, thank God for GB.net….The world’s best and accurate news source….I love you guys (or guy).
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