Region 1: EPA New England
New England Beach Monitoring and Notification Program
EPA New England manages the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Program. This program is focused on strengthening beach standards and testing, providing faster laboratory test methods, prediction pollution, investing in health and methods research, and informing the public about the quality of coastal beach water.
Each year, EPA New England issues grants to our five coastal states to support their development and implementation of beach monitoring and notification programs. Since the inception of this program in 2001, EPA New England has granted over $10.5M to coastal New England states.
Find My Beach: 2011 Beach Monitoring Information
Everyone can get involved in monitoring water quality. (Photo courtesy of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce.)
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- BEACON - Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification
Beach Material Archives
- 2005 Beach
Workshop materials
- 2009 Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 95K, about PDF)