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National Health Survey of Beaches (Beach Survey) has been conducted
since 1997 to learn about the status of state beach programs. The
voluntary survey compiled information on beach water quality monitoring,
beach advisories and closings, pollution sources, and state and
local beach program contacts.
When Congress passed the Beaches
Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act in
2000, it required coastal and Great Lakes states and territories
to annually report beach monitoring and notification data on their
coastal recreation waters to EPA.
EPA still conducts the Survey for a number of inland beaches,
and we intend to conduct this survey each year. As new information
becomes available, it will be added to EPA’s Internet site
BEACON
- Beach Advisory and Closing Online Notification system. Under
the BEACH Program, we will continue to work with state and local
agencies to expand coverage of the survey to include more fresh
water beaches.
You can view the historical survey summaries below, or use BEACON
to view the latest beach information.
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