Notes:
  • Each State, Tribe or Territory listed under the Jurisdiction column is a link to that specific jurisdiction's website.
  • Each contact listed under the Contact Name column links to that specific contact's email address.

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.

Contact Information for:
Category : EPA Headquarters Coordinators Contacts
Jurisdiction
Contact Name
Telephone Number
Agency
Headquarters Beach TeamRichard Healy202-566-0405Headquarters Beach Team
Headquarters Beach TeamRick Hoffmann202-566-0388Headquarters Beach Team
Headquarters Beach TeamLars Wilcut202-566-0447Headquarters Beach Team
Headquarters Beach TeamBill Kramer202-566-0385Headquarters Beach Team
Category : EPA Regional Beach Contacts
Jurisdiction
Contact Name
Telephone Number
Agency
Region 1Caitlyn Whittle617-918-1748Region 1
Region 2Helen Grebe732-321-6797Region 2
Region 3Denise Hakowski215-814-5726Region 3
Region 4Joel Hansel404-562-9274Region 4
Region 5Holly Wirick312-353-6704Region 5
Region 6Daniel Reid214-665-6536Region 6
Region 7Mike Tucker913-551-5080Region 7
Region 8David Moon303-312-6833Region 8
Region 9Janet Hashimoto415-972-3452Region 9
Region 9Terry Fleming415-972-3462Region 9
Region 10Rob Pedersen206-553-1597Region 10
Category : State, Tribes and Territory Beach Contacts
Jurisdiction
Contact Name
Telephone Number
Agency
AlabamaSuzi Rice251-450-3400Department of Environmental Management
AlaskaBrock Tabor907-465-5023Department of Environmental Conservation
American SamoaChristianera Tuitele684-633-2304Environmental Protection Agency
CaliforniaMichael Gjerde916-341-5283State Water Resources Control Board
ConnecticutJon Dinneen860-509-7305Department of Public Health
DelawareDebbie Rouse302-739-9939Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
FloridaDavid Polk850-245-4444 *2459Department of Health
GeorgiaElizabeth Cheney912-264-7218Department of Natural Resources
Grand PortageMargaret Watkins218-475-2026Environmental Department
GuamAnnie Leon Guerrero671-475-1656Environmental Protection Agency
HawaiiDale Mikami808-586-4309Department of Health
IllinoisJustin DeWitt217-782-5830Department of Public Health
IndianaMichelle Caldwell219-757-0283Department of Environmental Management
LouisianaChris Lemaire225-342-7540Department of Health and Hospitals
MaineMark Margerum207-287-7842Bureau of Land and Water Quality
MakahAaron Parker360-645-2049Makah Environmental Division
MarylandHeather Merritt410-632-1200Dept of Environment, Technical & Regulatory Services
MassachusettsVanessa Curran617-624-5757Department of Public Health
MichiganShannon Briggs517-335-1214Department of Environmental Quality
MinnesotaCynthia Hakala218-302-6150Department of Health
MississippiEmily Cotton228-432-1056Department of Environmental Quality
New HampshireSonya Carlson603-271-0698Department of Environmental Services
New JerseyVirginia Loftin609-984-5599Department of Environmental Protection
New YorkDouglas Sackett518-402-7600State Department of Health
North CarolinaJ.D. Potts252-808-8154Shellfish Sanitation & Recreational Water Quality
Northern Mariana IslandsClarissa Tanaka Bearden670-664-8520Department of Environmental Quality
OhioMary Clifton614-466-6736Department of Health
OregonRebecca Hillwig971-673-0431Department of Human Services
PennsylvaniaMaria Liggett814-451-6771Erie County Department of Health
Puerto RicoAngel Melendez Aguilar787-767-8181Environmental Quality Board
Rhode IslandAmie Parris401-222-7727Department of Health
South CarolinaDavid Graves803-898-4398Department of Health & Environmental Control
TexasCraig Davis512-463-8126General Land Office
Virgin IslandsLeah Motta340-773-1082VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources
VirginiaMatthew Skiljo804-864-8182Department of Health
WashingtonJulie Lowe360-407-6543State Departments of Ecology & Health
WisconsinDonalea Dinsmore608-266-1926Department of Natural Resources