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RECORD NUMBER: 22 OF 39Main Title | Implementing the BEACH Act of 2000 : report to Congress / | ||||||||||||||||
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CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Science and Technology. | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | United States Environmental Protection Agency, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
Report Number | EPA-823-R-06-001 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock Number | PB2007-103775 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 84733032 | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Beaches--Health aspects--United States ; Beach closures--United States ; Bacterial pollution of water--United States ; Bathing beaches--Health aspects--United States ; Water--Microbiology--United States | ||||||||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Implementation ; Beaches ; Progress report ; Coastal areas ; Water quality ; Evaluation ; Improvements ; BEACH Act of 2000 ; Health concerns | ||||||||||||||||
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Collation | {108} p. : ill. maps; 28 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
Abstract | Section 7 of the BEACH Act of 2000 requires EPA to publish reports to Congress on the implementation of the Act. This is the first Report to Congress since the passage of the BEACH Act in 2000. This report documents the significant progress that the states, territories and EPA have made to implement the BEACH Act. |
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Notes | October 2006 |
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Contents Notes | Executive summary -- Introduction -- Health concerns at beaches -- Water quality criteria and quality of water at beaches -- Evaluation of federal, state, and local efforts to implement the BEACH Act -- Improvements to methodologies and techniques for monitoring coastal recreation waters -- Appendix A: BEACH Act -- Appendix B: State and territory highlights -- Appendix C: BEACH-related references -- Appendix D: Other research related to BEACH Act objectives |