Biinaagami is a multimedia, change-provoking initiative rooted in Indigenous knowledges. Through ceremony, mapping, inclusive storytelling, augmented reality, experiential learning, community water hubs and ecosystem restoration, Biinaagami aims to rebuild just and healthy relations between wildlife, people and place in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed.
This status is based on the latest sample, take on September 4th, 2023
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as
test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide
on September 14th at 3:41 PM.
Monitoring Frequency:
Ontario Beach Park - East is sampled
Weekly from
June 15th
to
September 15th
Water Quality Graph:
Interval:
Time Period:
About Ontario Beach Park - East
Ontario Beach Park is often referred to as Charlotte Beach. It offers 39 acres of waterfront recreation and is steeped in history. Tens of thousands of visitors come to this popular beach each summer to enjoy the sandy beach. The Beach is right beside the Rochester pier and was once known as the Coney Island of western New York.
Source Information
Recreational public beaches in upstate New York are tested at least once every week typically from mid-June to September. Freshwater beaches in New York are posted when a single sample exceeds 235 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of samples collected over a 30-day period exceeds 126 E. coli / 100 ml. Chapter I of the State Sanitary Code Subpart 6-2 includes more criteria for freshwater quality, but most monitoring agencies rely on the E. coli standard.