Implementing the BEACH Act of 2000 Report to Congress
|EPA Number: ||823R06001|
|Date of Publication:||October, 2006|
|Audience||concerned citizens, Regulated Community, Scientific Community, State and local government|
This report provides a synopsis of the health concerns related to pathogens and addresses the requirements set forth in Section 7 of the BEACH Act: The need for additional water quality criteria for pathogens and pathogen indicators and other actions that should be taken to improving the quality; An evaluation of federal, state and local efforts to implement the Act, including the amendments made by the Act; and Recommendation to improve methodologies and techniques for monitoring coastal recreation waters. More...
Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act (BEACH Act)
Water Pollution Effects
Water Quality Management