Where You Live
States and local governments decide whether to open or close a beach. They report that information to EPA, but because they vary in how quickly they send it to us, we don't always have real-time reports. You can find the latest information states have sent us in the EPA Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification (BEACON) system.
If BEACON doesn't have up-to-date information, please find your state's contact person by selecting your state on the map or scrolling down to the list below. If you'd prefer, you can also get contact information for your regional EPA office.
State | Name & Agency | Phone | |
Alabama | Suzi Farr Department of Environmental Management |
251-450-3400 | sfarr@adem.state.al.us |
Alaska | Jim Powell Department of Environmental Conservation |
907-451-2881 | Jim_Powell@dec.state.ak.us |
American Samoa | Elena Vaouli Environmental Protection Agency |
01-684-633-2304 | elenapaselio@hotmail.com |
California | Michael Gjerde State Water Resources Control Board |
916-341-5283 | MGjerde@waterboards.ca.gov |
Connecticut | Jon Dinneen Department of Public Health |
860-509-7305 | jon.dinneen@po.state.ct.us |
Delaware | Hotline | 800-922-9283 | |
Jack Pingree Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control |
302-739-4590 | jpingree@state.de.us | |
Florida (Select "Beach Water Quality" from the subject list.) |
David Polk Department of Health |
850-245-4444x2459 | David_Polk@doh.state.fl.us |
Bart Bibler Department of Health |
850-245-4240 | bart_bibler@doh.state.fl.us | |
Georgia | Elizabeth Cheney Department of Natural Resources |
912-264-7218 | Elizabeth_Cheney@ coastal.dnr.state.ga.us |
Guam | Veronica Cummings Gutierrez Environmental Protection Agency |
veronica.cummingsgutierrez@guamepa.net | |
Hawaii | Dale Mikami Department of Health |
808-586-4309 | clinton.mikami@doh.hawaii.gov |
Illinois | Justin DeWitt Department of Public Health |
217-782-5830 | justin.dewitt@illinois.gov |
Indiana | Hala Kuss Department of Environmental Management |
219-757-0273 | hkuss@idem.in.gov |
Louisiana | Bruce Champion Department of Health and Hospitals |
225-342-7539 | bchampion@dhh.la.gov |
Maine | Keri Lindberg State Planning Office |
klindberg@umext.maine.edu | |
Maryland | Heather Morehead Dept of Environment, Technical & Regulatory Services |
hmorehead@mde.state.md.us | |
State beach conditions hotline | 410-632-1200 ext. 166 (or 167) | ||
Massachusetts | Chris Huskey Department of Public Health |
617.624.5757 | chris.a.huskey@state.ma.us |
Michigan | Shannon Briggs Department of Environmental Quality |
517-335-1214 | briggssl@michigan.gov |
Minnesota | Heidi Bauman Pollution Control Agency |
218-723-4953 | heidi.bauman@pca.state.mn.us |
State beach information line | 1-(800) 657-3864 | ||
Mississippi | Daryl Cook Department of Environmental Quality |
Daryl_Cook@deq.state.ms.us | |
New Hampshire | Alicia Carlson Department of Environmental Services |
603-271-0698 | ssumner@des.state.nh.us |
New Jersey | Virginia Loftin Department of Environmental Protection |
609-984-6888 | Virginia.Loftin@dep.state.nj.us |
New York | Douglas Sackett State Department of Health |
518-402-7600 | des02@health.state.ny.us |
North Carolina | J.D. Potts Shellfish Sanitation Section |
252-726-6827 | j.d.potts@ncmail.net |
Northern Mariana Islands | Clarissa Tanaka Bearden Department of Environmental Quality |
clarissabearden@deq.gov.mp | |
Ohio | Steve Binns Department of Health |
614-466-1390 | sbinns@gw.odh.state.oh.us |
Oregon | Jennifer Ketterman Department of Human Services |
971-673-0431 | jennifer.a.ketterman@state.or.us |
Pennsylvania | Douglas Range Erie County Department of Health |
814-451-6743 | drange@ecdh.org |
Lake Erie beach conditions hotline | 814-833-0526 | ||
Puerto Rico | Ángel R. Meléndez Aguilar Environmental Quality Board |
787-767-8181 x3543 | angelmelendez@jca.gobierno.pr |
Rhode Island | Bonnie Blair Department of Health |
401-222-1406 | ribeaches@doh.state.ri.us |
South Carolina | Shannon Berry Department of Health & Environmental Control |
803-896-8949 | berrysk@dhec.sc.gov |
Texas | Debbie Danford General Land Office |
512-463-4228 | debbie.danford@glo.state.tx.us |
Virgin Islands | Leah Motta VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources |
340-773-1082 | leahmotta@hotmail.com |
Virginia | Michele Monti Department of Health |
804-864-8141 | michele.monti@vdh.virginia.gov |
Dan Dietrich Department of Health |
804-864-8128 | Daniel.Dietrich@vdh.virginia.gov | |
Washington | Lynn
Schneider State Department of Ecology |
360-407-6543 | lysc461@ecy.wa.gov |
Wisconsin | Toni
Glymph Department of Natural Resources |
glympt@dnr.state.wi.us |