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Florida Healthy Beaches Program Beginning with a 1998 pilot program, 11 Florida coastal counties began conducting beach water sampling every two weeks and reporting the results here and in local news media.  In August 2000, the beach water sampling program was expanded to include the 34 Florida counties shown on the map below.  In August 2002, the coastal counties began collecting weekly samples. The coastal beach water samples collected by the county health departments are analyzed for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria.  High concentrations of these bacteria may indicate the presence of microorganisms that could cause disease, infections, or rashes.  County health departments will issue health advisories or warnings when these conditions are confirmed.  For details about the current program and a link to the pilot program, click here. To review the beach water sampling results for reporting counties, click on a county name on the map or in the table below. Each county page also has a link to data collected since August 2000.

If you have questions or concerns please contact the Department of Health, Bureau of Water Programs at (850) 245-4240.

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