Beaches

BEACHES
Beaches are a place to play, watch wildlife, fish, and swim. With beaches giving us so much, we have to protect them from a variety of potential problems. We can help you plan a trip to the beach, learn about beaches and the issues around them, and understand how we protect beaches.
News 2006 National Beach Conference¹ (October 11-13, 2006) A new game at the EPA's BEACH Kids Web site!² (September 2006) We developed issue-specific technical fact sheets to help states implement the 2004 federal regulations and adopt state water quality standards for bacteria³ for coastal recreation waters (marine coastal waters and the Great Lakes). (August 2006) EPA's BEACH Report: 2005 Swimming Season⁴ (June 2006)
Learn About Beaches Human health⁵ Beach CurrentsNewsletter⁶ Pollution⁷ Sewer overflows⁸ Farm animal feeding⁹ Trash¹⁰ Science and Research¹¹ Enviromapper¹² Find Your Beach¹³

How We Protect Beaches Prevent pollution from getting on the sand and in the water¹⁸ Measure beach water to learn how clean it is ¹⁹ Tell people about beach conditions²⁰ Clean beaches plan²¹ More details about the above²²
Plan a Trip Beach contacts¹⁴ Do's and don'ts¹⁵ Sun safety¹⁶ Weather¹⁷
Info from the EPA http://www.epa.gov/beaches/