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    Question ID:   2530         Current Version: 1
Question: Is the beach water safe for swimming?
Category: Health & Beauty > Other
Keywords: tip, issue, check, beach, water, safe, swim, safety
Type: other
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The water at the beach looks clean, but is it? It may be worth your while to find out before you or your children go swimming. Most water at beaches is safe for swimming. However, you cannot be sure the beach water is safe unless it is tested because your beach water may contain disease-causing microorganisms that you cannot see.

Monitoring of beach water quality by local health and environmental officials is necessary to warn citizens when there is a problem. The United States Environmental Protection Agency's new BEACH Program (Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Program) is designed to help your local government officials provide you with information necessary to protect your health.

State, tribal, and local health and environmental protection officials are responsible for monitoring the quality of water at our nation's beaches. When they find a beach is contaminated they may post warnings or close the beach. Your local public health or environmental office can tell you if and when the water at your beach is monitored, who does it, and where the results are posted. Check with EPA's "Beach Watch" website at http://www.epa.gov/OST/beaches or contact your city, county or other local health officials listed in your local telephone book. 

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