Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off Nationwide Beach Water Quality Program
Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off Nationwide Beach Water Quality Program
Friday. May 28, 2004 - (Scottsdale, AZ) - Beach season is officially here! The Memorial Day weekend is the first, big beach weekend of the summer, but before you break out the sunscreen and volleyballs, make sure you check the most comprehensive website in the nation for the latest beach and water conditions for Coastal and Great Lake States. Know Before You Go To The Beach with www.Beaches911.org. This comprehensive website made available through the Earth 911 public/private partnership provides daily information on beach water quality including health advisories or beach closures
“Earth911, through the www.Beaches911.org web site, is the fastest, most reliable source of information available for anyone wanting current beach conditions. It’s very important to know before you go,” said Anne Reichman, Director of Earth 911.
The federal B.E.A.C.H. Act of 2000 requires local public health officials to regularly monitor and post information on water quality at recreational beaches along the nation’s coastlines and Great Lake states. As soon as the data is reported, it is available at Beaches911.org. In fact, Beaches 911 offers the public an option to sign up for email “Beach Alerts” that provides the public with beach closures or advisories as soon as they go into effect.
“The response from the public has been positive,” said Clay Clifton of San Diego County Department of Environmental Health. “We post our information on Earth 911, and immediately people have the information about the water quality at local beaches. They have told us how much they appreciate getting that information before they arrive at the beach.”
Anyone can go to www.Beaches911.org, and check the water quality at beaches across the U.S. For the 2004 swimming season, current water quality information will be available for the following states and areas:
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“We are regularly testing the water quality of our beaches,” said Virginia Lofton who manages the Coastal Monitoring Program for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. “The current beach conditions are made available instantly to the general public through the Web site. This is particularly important when a beach closure is in effect.” said Lofton.
For more information about Beaches911, contact Anne Reichman at (602) 743-5447 or PRfect Media at (480) 706-6880.
About Earth 911
Founded in 1991 and operated by Cleanup, Inc., the Earth 911 Public and Private Sector Partnership directs the public with free “call-to-action” awareness programs. Through a Web site (www.CLEANUP.org or www.Earth911.com) and toll-free bilingual hotline (1-800-CLEANUP), environmental information and resources are provided by local governments and readily available for all communities across the United States and Canada.
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