2025 Fecal Indicator Bacteria Annual Stakeholder Summary

by Katie Lamboy Roman - CURB Educator & Water Quality Specialist

Since 2015, the Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak has conducted dedicated research with a focus on tracking excess fecal indicator bacteria (enterococcus) along the Yonkers Hudson River shoreline and the length of the Saw Mill River. Almost 10 years of data (no data was collected in the year 2020 due to safety concerns) have indicated which locations along the waterways are in need of higher water quality protections. In the winter of 2025, a summary report was created as an analysis of the data collected throughout the year against their historic averages. This report is created with a goal of supporting continued dialog about the health of our beloved waterways.

Click here for the 2025 Summary Report.

Interested in volunteering to collect samples and become involved in this research, joining the stakeholder report email list, or have any general inquiry about the report itself? Email Katie Lamboy, Educator and Water Quality Specialist - KLamboy@sarahlawrence.edu.

All interested stakeholders can readily access the data and summaries aimed to support the readers learning. Anyone interested in participating in the sample collection process are engaged in proper collection training. Persons who express excitement about the processing of the samples are welcomed into our lab space and take part in the procedure. This is all done with a goal of fostering a sense of ownership of local environment and putting community at the forefront of education on this issue. As we continue to build an informed community, we are able to work together to create safer environmental spaces.