2011 Swimming Season Factsheets
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These...
View ArticleBeaches National Summary
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes a national summary report about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season....
View Article2010 Swimming Season Factsheets
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These...
View Article2009 Swimming Season Factsheets
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These...
View Article2008 Swimming Season Factsheets
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These...
View Article2007 Swimming Season Factsheets
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These...
View Article2006 Swimming Season Factsheets
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These...
View ArticleNational List of Beaches Reports
These documents identify coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public that specifies whether the waters are subject to a monitoring and...
View Article2012 Swimming Season Factsheets
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These...
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ACT: At the Beach
When you are enjoying the beach, such simple acts as putting your trash in the proper receptacles and using walkovers instead of walking across the sensitive dune systems can maintain the beach for...
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ACT: Protect Beaches In Your Community
Even if you do not live right near the beach, you can still protect the water quality by learning how pollution in your local stream or watershed affects water quality at downstream beaches. You can...
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ACT: Protect Beaches While You’re in the Classroom
Kids can make a big difference!Environmental education in the classroom is an effective tool in fostering positive attitudes and actions to protect beaches.On this page:EPA's Environmental Education...
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Find Information about Your Beach
There are four ways you can find information about a particular beach:Find out which beaches are closed now or in the recent pastFind out which beaches have health advisories now or had them in the...
View ArticlePlan a Trip to the Beach
On this page, we’ve gathered several resources to let you know how to stay healthy, prevent pollution, and protect the beach on your next trip:Find Information about Your BeachLearn How to Stay Healthy...
View ArticleState and Local Beach Programs
When state and local governments decide to open or close a beach, they report that information to EPA. Because they vary in how quickly they send it to EPA, we don’t always have real-time reports. You...
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Act to Protect Beaches
Volunteers assist with monitoring beach water.Volunteers assist with beach clean up.We can all take action to reduce beach pollution through the choices we make at the beach, around the house, with our...
View ArticleBeaches National Summary
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes a national summary report about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season....
View ArticleNational List of Beaches Reports
These documents identify coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public that specifies whether the waters are subject to a monitoring and...
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ACT: Protect Beaches While You’re At Home
The most effective way to reduce beach advisories and closures is pollution prevention, which starts at home. How can you make a difference?Keep septic systems properly maintained,Dispose of trash and...
View ArticleEPA Makes Grants Available to States to Implement Water Quality Monitoring...
Fact Sheet; EPA-821-F-06-012; January 2007EPA is making almost $10 million in grants available in 2007 to eligible states to protect public health at the Nation's beaches. These grants are available to...
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