Great Lakes : EPA and states have made progress in implementing the BEACH Act, but additional actions could improve public health protection : report to congressional requesters.

Waterborne pathogens can contaminate water and sand at beaches and threaten human health. Under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed limits on pathogens that states use to assess beach water quality. EPA can also pro...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
Subjects:	United States. > Environmental Protection Agency > Rules and practice. Water quality > Great Lakes (North America) Water > Pollution > Great Lakes (North America) Beaches > Health aspects > Great Lakes (North America) Beach closures > Great Lakes (North America) Bacterial pollution of water > Great Lakes (North America)
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS83262 http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07591.pdf

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Summary:	Waterborne pathogens can contaminate water and sand at beaches and threaten human health. Under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed limits on pathogens that states use to assess beach water quality. EPA can also provide grants to states to develop water quality monitoring and public notification programs. GAO was asked to assess (1) the extent to which EPA implemented the BEACH Act including how it allocated grants to the states, (2) the monitoring and notification programs developed by Great Lakes states, and (3) the effect of the BEACH Act on water quality monitoring and contamination at Great Lakes ...
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on May 25, 2007). "May 2007." Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. "GAO-07-591." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	iii, 60 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from GPO Access web site. Address as of 5/25/07: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:d07591.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.