National List of Beaches September 2008 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20460 EPA-823-R-08-004 Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 States Alabama........................................................................................................................................... 3 Alaska .............................................................................................................................................. 5 California.......................................................................................................................................... 6 Connecticut .................................................................................................................................... 15 Delaware........................................................................................................................................ 17 Florida ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Georgia .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Hawaii ............................................................................................................................................ 33 Illinois ............................................................................................................................................. 42 Indiana ........................................................................................................................................... 44 Louisiana........................................................................................................................................ 46 Maine ............................................................................................................................................. 48 Maryland ........................................................................................................................................ 51 Massachusetts ............................................................................................................................... 54 Michigan......................................................................................................................................... 66 Minnesota ...................................................................................................................................... 85 Mississippi...................................................................................................................................... 88 New Hampshire ............................................................................................................................. 89 New Jersey .................................................................................................................................... 90 New York........................................................................................................................................ 96 North Carolina.............................................................................................................................. 104 Ohio.............................................................................................................................................. 110 Oregon ......................................................................................................................................... 112 Pennsylvania................................................................................................................................ 114 Rhode Island................................................................................................................................ 115 South Carolina ............................................................................................................................. 120 Texas ........................................................................................................................................... 122 Virginia ......................................................................................................................................... 126 Washington .................................................................................................................................. 128 Wisconsin..................................................................................................................................... 143 Territories American Samoa ......................................................................................................................... 148 Guam ........................................................................................................................................... 150 Northern Mariana Islands............................................................................................................. 152 Puerto Rico .................................................................................................................................. 155 Virgin Islands .............................................................................................................................. 157 i National List of Beaches What is the National List of Beaches? Number of Beaches Reported The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act (BEACH Act) requires EPA to develop and Total Not publish a list of discrete coastal recreation waters State Beaches* Monitored Monitored adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that Alabama 25 25 0 are used by the public that specifies whether the Alaska 3 3 0 waters are subject to a monitoring and notification California 424 424 0 program consistent with the National Beach Guidance Connecticut 66 66 0 and Required Performance Criteria for Grants (July Delaware 21 21 0 2002). This document, the National List of Beaches, Florida 634 308 326 fulfills this requirement. This list is primarily organized Georgia 41 27 14 by state and county. For some territories and Hawaii, Hawaii 444 114 330 the beaches are listed by island. Alaska’s beaches are Illinois 69 50 19 reported by community. Beach names are listed with Indiana 28 28 0 their monitoring status for the 2007 swimming season. Louisiana 28 26 2 We include only coastal and Great Lakes beaches in Maine 68 58 10 these lists. The list does not include beaches on inland Maryland 68 68 0 waters because they are not subject to the BEACH Massachusetts 596 596 0 Act. Michigan 970 208 762 This document gives both EPA and the public a Minnesota 79 39 40 national picture of the extent of monitoring of beach Mississippi 20 20 0 waters, and it will help EPA determine how to better New Hampshire 16 16 0 implement the BEACH Act. New Jersey 263 263 0 New York 365 353 12 How did EPA get this information? North Carolina 243 243 0 Ohio 55 55 0 States and territories provided the information to EPA Oregon 59 28 31 as of September 1, 2008. The table on this page lists Pennsylvania 14 13 1 the states and territories, the number of beaches they Rhode Island 233 68 165 reported, and how many of those beaches were South Carolina 23 23 0 monitored. Texas 168 67 101 Virginia 47 47 0 How do I find more information about my Washington 743 65 678 state’s List of Beaches? Wisconsin 192 118 74 30 6,005 3,440 2,565 Each state’s list identifies their contact person. You can get more information from them. Territory American Samoa 67 40 27 How will this list change? Guam 31 31 0 N. Mariana EPA will continue to receive information from states 76 76 0 and territories about their beaches and intends to Islands update this list periodically. EPA will publish notice in Puerto Rico 23 23 0 the Federal Register when we make revisions to the Virgin Islands 45 45 0 National List of Beaches. 5 242 215 27 For more information on the BEACH Act and the EPA Grand Totals 6,247 3,655 2,592 Beaches Program, visit our website at: * Only coastal beaches are included in these lists. http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches. 1 States and Territories in the National List of Beaches 2 Alabama Number of Beaches Reported Total Not County Beaches* Monitored Monitored Baldwin 21 21 0 Mobile 4 4 0 Totals 25 25 0 * Only coastal beaches are included in these lists. For more information contact: Mark Ornelas Alabama Department of Environmental Management 2204 Perimeter Road Mobile, AL 36615-1131 Tel: 251-450-3400 e-mail: [email protected] Alabama List of Beaches MONITORING STATUS TIER COUNTY BEACH NAME Monitored Not Monitored RANK Baldwin Alabama Point (Gulf Of Mexico) Monitored --- 2 Bear Point Civic Association Monitored --- 3 Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Monitored --- 3 Camp Beckwith Monitored --- 1 Camp Dixie Monitored --- 1 Cotton Bayou Monitored --- 1 Escambia Avenue Monitored --- 3 Fairhope Public Beach Monitored --- 1 Florida Point Monitored --- 1 Fort Morgan Public Beach Monitored --- 3 Gulf Shores Public Beach Monitored --- 1 Gulf State Park – Pavilion Monitored --- 1 Kee Avenue Monitored --- 2 Little Lagoon Pass Beach Monitored --- 2 Mary Ann Nelson Beach Monitored --- 3 May Day Park Monitored --- 2 Orange Beach Waterfront Park Monitored --- 2 Orange Street Pier/Beach Monitored --- 2 Pirate's Cove Monitored --- 1 Spanish Cove Monitored --- 2 Volanta