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.
Region | State | Name & Agency | Phone | |
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Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont |
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Connecticut | Jon Dinneen Department of Public Health |
860-509-7305 | jon.dinneen@po.state.ct.us | |
Maine | Keri Lindberg State Planning Office |
klindberg@umext.maine.edu | ||
Massachusetts | Chris Huskey Department of Public Health |
617-624-5757 | chris.a.huskey@state.ma.us | |
New Hampshire | Sonya Carlson Department of Environmental Services |
603-271-0698 | beaches@des.nh.gov | |
Rhode Island | Bonnie Blair Department of Health |
401-222-1406 | ribeaches@doh.state.ri.us | |
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands |
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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 | |
Puerto Rico | Ángel R. Meléndez Aguilar Environmental Quality Board |
787-767-8181 x3543 | angelmelendez@jca.gobierno.pr | |
Virgin Islands | Leah Motta VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources |
340-773-1082 | leahmotta@hotmail.com | |
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia |
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Delaware | Jack Pingree Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control |
302-739-4590 | jpingree@state.de.us | |
Hotline | 800-922-9283 | |||
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) | |||
Pennsylvania | Douglas Range Erie County Department of Health |
814-451-6743 | drange@ecdh.org | |
Lake Erie beach conditions hotline | 814-833-0526 | |||
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 | ||
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
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Alabama | Suzi Farr Department of Environmental Management |
251-450-3400 | sfarr@adem.state.al.us | |
Florida (Select "Beach Water Quality" from the subject list.) |
David Polk Department of Health |
850-245-4444x2459 | David_Polk@doh.state.fl.us | |
Georgia | Elizabeth Cheney Department of Natural Resources |
912-264-7218 | Elizabeth_Cheney@ coastal.dnr.state.ga.us |
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Mississippi | Daryl Cook Department of Environmental Quality |
Daryl_Cook@deq.state.ms.us | ||
North Carolina | J.D. Potts Shellfish Sanitation Section |
252-726-6827 | j.d.potts@ncmail.net | |
South Carolina | Shannon Berry Department of Health & Environmental Control |
803-896-8949 | berrysk@dhec.sc.gov | |
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin |
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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 | |
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 | |||
Ohio | Steve Binns Department of Health |
614-466-1390 | sbinns@gw.odh.state.oh.us | |
Wisconsin | Toni
Glymph Department of Natural Resources |
glympt@dnr.state.wi.us | ||
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
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Louisiana | Bruce Champion Department of Health and Hospitals |
225-342-7539 | bchampion@dhh.la.gov | |
Texas | Debbie Danford General Land Office |
512-463-4228 | debbie.danford@glo.state.tx.us | |
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands |
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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 | |
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 | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Clarissa Tanaka Bearden Department of Environmental Quality |
clarissabearden@deq.gov.mp | ||
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington |
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Alaska | Jim Powell Department of Environmental Conservation |
907-451-2881 | Jim_Powell@dec.state.ak.us | |
Oregon | Jennifer Ketterman Department of Human Services |
971-673-0431 | jennifer.a.ketterman@state.or.us | |
Washington | Lynn
Schneider State Department of Ecology |
360-407-6543 | lysc461@ecy.wa.gov |