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Annual Swimming Season Statistics
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Summary of Annual Beach Notifications
To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes a national summary report and state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. Read about the 2011 national beach monitoring and notification statistics as well as recent developments in EPA's beach program.
Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.
- 2010 Swimming Season Update (by state) | National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 429K) (May 2011)
- 2009 Swimming Season Update (by state) | National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 579K) (May 2010)
- 2008 Swimming Season Update (by state) | National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 555K) (May 2009)
- 2007 Swimming Season Update (by state) | National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 531K) (May 2008)
- 2006 Swimming Season Update (by state) | National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 465K) (May 2007)
- 2005 Swimming Season National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 453K) (June 2006)
- 2004 Swimming Season National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 481K) (July 2005)
- 2002 Swimming Season National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 515K) (May 2003)
- 2001 Swimming Season National Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 268K) (May 2002)
- 1999 Swimming Season National Summary (PDF) (3 pp, 48K) (July 2000)