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Great Lakes Beach Association - The GLBA mission is the pursuit of healthy beach water conditions in the Great Lakes area. Information is shared in four major categories: Investigative, Modeling, Methodology, and Information Systems. BEACON - Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification EPA's BEACON has the latest information that states have sent to EPA, but this could be data from some months ago. Beach bacteria. Description from USGS Georgia WSC of e. Coli, fecal, and total coliforms. See also FAQ about general beach health. Link collection for USGS water discipline resources - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) investigates the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of surface and underground waters and disseminates the data to the public, State and local governments, public and private utilities, and other Federal agencies involved with managing water resources. Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Research Inventory - The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Research Inventory is an interactive, Internet-based, searchable database created as a tool to collect and disseminate up-to-date information about research projects in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region. The Research Inventory allows Great Lakes researchers to identify similar studies, network, share experiences and increase efficiency. Ohio Nowcasting Beach Advisories - A system that uses real-time information to "nowcast" water-quality conditions at two Lake Erie beaches. The information on this page is updated by 9:30 AM (EDT) every day during the regular swimming season. This nowcast issues advisories and predicts the probability once a day at the posted time only. EPA Beaches - The EPA partners with states, tribes, territories, local governments, sources of pollution, and the public to protect beaches. Site includes the Clean Beaches Plan, funding notifications, basic facts. Earth 911 beach Water Quality - Section of organization's main website that provides specific information regarding the most recent water quality conditions at local beaches in the U.S. Can receive e-mail alerts, see other states' activities, etc. Ohio WSC Beach Health Bibliography - Fact sheets and reports on beach health investigations for Lake Erie. Beach science websites
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