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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.

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State Name & Agency Phone E-Mail
AlabamaExit EPA Disclaimer Suzi Farr
Department of Environmental Management		 251-450-3400 sfarr@adem.state.al.us
AlaskaExit EPA Disclaimer 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
ConnecticutExit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer
(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
GeorgiaExit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer Dale Mikami
Department of Health		 808-586-4309 clinton.mikami@doh.hawaii.gov
Illinois Exit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer Bruce Champion
Department of Health and Hospitals		 225-342-7539 bchampion@dhh.la.gov
Maine Exit EPA Disclaimer Keri Lindberg
State Planning Office		   klindberg@umext.maine.edu
Maryland Exit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer Chris Huskey
Department of Public Health		 617.624.5757 chris.a.huskey@state.ma.us
Michigan Exit EPA Disclaimer Shannon Briggs
Department of Environmental Quality		 517-335-1214 briggssl@michigan.gov
Minnesota Exit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer Alicia Carlson
Department of Environmental Services		 603-271-0698 ssumner@des.state.nh.us
New Jersey Exit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer Steve Binns
Department of Health		 614-466-1390 sbinns@gw.odh.state.oh.us
Oregon Exit EPA Disclaimer 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 IslandExit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer 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 Exit EPA Disclaimer Toni Glymph
Department of Natural Resources		   glympt@dnr.state.wi.us

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