$10 million In EPA Grants to Measure Beach Water Quality - Blue Living Ideas

$10 million In EPA Grants to Measure Beach Water Quality

Posted on Jan 12, 2010 by Scott James.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide close to $10 million in grants to help monitor beach water quality. The funds will be available to 37 eligible coastal and Great Lakes states, territories and tribes to monitor beach water quality and alert the public to unsafe swimming conditions. The grant program is part of the BEACH Act of 2000, and has enabled states and territories to more than double the number of beaches that are monitored.
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Pollution Closes Record Number of US Beaches in 2008

Posted on Aug 03, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

The best way to escape the summer heat is to head to the beach; however, you may be putting your health at risk by swimming in polluted waters.  A record number of public beach closures prompted by water pollution occurred last year.  According to a Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) report of US beaches, “pollution caused the number of beach closings and advisories to hit their fourth-highest level in the 19-year history of the report.”  Faulty stormwater and sewage systems are largely to blame for the water pollution closing 20,000 beaches.
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