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NRDC Ratings for a Selection of U.S. Popular Beaches, 2008*

County Beach Name # Stars Rating
Details
% Pollution Exceeds
Water Quality Standards
Exceedence
Less Than 5%/Year
for 3 Years
Testing Frequency Posts Advisories
Without Resampling
Uses SSM and
Geo Mean
2007 2006 2005
STATE: AL
Baldwin Gulf Shores Public Beach 3 0 0 3 Yes 2x/week No No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: CA
Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at Ballona Creek 2 9 12 29 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at Culver Blvd 3 0 10 11 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at Hyperion Plant 4 2 4 2 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at Imperial Hwy Storm Drain 3 2 2 14 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at World Way 2 6 6 6 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Hermosa Beach at 26th street 4 2 0 2 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Hermosa Beach at Pier 3 0 2 11 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-10th Place 2 17 10 13 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-16th Place 2 17 16 15 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-36th Place 2 17 14 12 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-3rd Place 2 21 10 17 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-54th Place 2 6 7 12 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-55th Place 3 2 12 13 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-5th Place 2 18 13 8 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-62nd Place 2 10 11 11 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-72nd Place 2 12 21 18 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-B-69 2 21 26 15 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-B-70 3 0 38 11 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-Coronado Ave 2 18 12 20 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-E/Side of Belmont Pier 2 12 16 10 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-Granada Ave 2 10 11 14 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-Molino Ave 2 13 14 20 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-Prospect Ave 2 14 17 15 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Long Beach-W/Side of Belmont Pier 2 19 14 11 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Ashland 2 5 5 9 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Montana Ave 2 16 17 12 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Pico Kender 2 13 14 22 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Santa Monica Canyon 2 37 40 72 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Santa Monica Pier 2 11 11 14 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Strand Street 3 4 6 9 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Wilshire Blvd. 2 16 18 14 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Venice City Beach at Brooks Ave 2 10 6 4 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Venice City Beach at Topsail Street 3 4 10 10 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Venice City Beach at Venice Pier 2 10 4 9 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Los Angeles Venice City Beach at Windward 3 2 6 14 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Marin Stinson Beach, Central 3 0 0 7 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Marin Stinson Beach, North 4 0 0 4 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Marin Stinson Beach, South 4 0 3 3 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Orange Bolsa Chica State Beach at Bolsa Chica Beach 5 2 3 2 Yes 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Bolsa Chica State Beach at Bolsa Chica Reserve 5 4 3 2 Yes 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Huntington City Beach-17th Street 4 3 5 3 No 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Huntington City Beach-Beach Hut 5 2 3 3 Yes 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Huntington City Beach-Bluffs 3 5 3 6 No 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Huntington City Beach-Jack's Snack Bar 5 3 2 3 Yes 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Huntington State Beach-50' N of Santa Ana River 3 11 13 4 No 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Huntington State Beach-Brookhurst Street 3 13 13 6 No 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Huntington State Beach-Magnolia Street 3 23 7 13 No 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Huntington State Beach-SCE Plant 3 5 4 9 No 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Laguna Beach-Blue Lagoon 5 1 3 4 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
Orange Laguna Beach-Bluebird Canyon 4 4 8 9 No 2x/week Yes Yes
Orange Laguna Beach-Crescent BAY 5 0 0 0 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
Orange Laguna Beach-Emerald Bay 5 0 0 4 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
Orange Laguna Beach-Laguna Hotel 4 4 9 8 No 2x/week Yes Yes
Orange Laguna Beach-Laguna Lido Apartment 5 0 0 1 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
Orange Laguna Beach-Main Beach 5 0 4 0 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
Orange Laguna Beach-Victoria Beach 4 1 4 7 No 2x/week Yes Yes
Orange Newport Beach at Balboa Pier 5 1 1 0 Yes 5x/week Yes Yes
Orange Newport Beach at Newport Pier 5 0 0 0 Yes 5x/week Yes Yes
San Diego La Jolla Shores Beach 4 3 4 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego La Jolla Shores Beach-Del Oro (NR) 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego La Jolla Shores Beach-El Paseo Grande (NR) 3 0 10 8 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego La Jolla Shores Beach-Scripps Pier (S) 4 0 3 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego La Jolla Shores Beach-Scripps Pier, North 3 0 0 6 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Mission Beach-Belmont Park 4 3 3 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Moonlight Beach at Playa Del Norte 4 2 2 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Moonlight Beach, Cottonwood Creek Outlet 3 7 12 4 No 2x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Oceanside Municipal Beach-Cassidy Street 3 2 4 7 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Oceanside Municipal Beach-Forester Street 3 0 2 7 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Oceanside Municipal Beach-St. Malo Beach 4 2 2 4 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Oceanside Municipal Beach-Wisconsin Street 4 0 3 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Oceanside Pier area-Pier View Way 4 0 2 2 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Oceanside Pier area-Surfrider Way 4 2 0 2 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Oceanside Pier area-Tyson Street 3 0 2 7 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier 4 0 4 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego Pacific Beach-Grand Ave. 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
San Diego San Onofre State Beach 3 0 9 15 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Francisco Baker Beach, Lobos Creek at Lower Parking Lot 2 9 12 16 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Francisco Baker Beach, Opposite Seacliff 2 Pumping Station 3 4 11 4 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Francisco Baker Beach, Upper Parking Lot 3 3 6 2 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Francisco Ocean Beach, at Balboa St. 2 5 4 4 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Francisco Ocean Beach, at Lincoln Ave. 3 4 10 4 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Francisco Ocean Beach, at Pacheco St. 3 0 25 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
San Francisco Ocean Beach, at Sloat Blvd. 3 2 8 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: CT
New London Ocean Beach Park 0   5 11 3 No 1x/week No No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: DE
Sussex Bethany Beach 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Sussex Dewey Beach 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Sussex Rehoboth Beach Rehoboth Ave Beach 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: FL
Bay Carl Gray Park 1 30 12 10 No 1x/week No Yes
Bay Laguna Beach 1 6 4 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Bay Panama City Beach Pier (Edgewater Beach) 3 2 0 2 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Bay Seltzer Park (Silver Sands Beach) 3 0 2 4 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Brevard Canaveral National Seashore/Playalinda Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Brevard Cocoa Beach at Minuteman Causeway 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Brevard Cocoa Beach at Pier 3 2 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Brevard Pelican Beach Park/Satellite Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Broward John Lloyd State Park 2 0 0 6 No 1x/week No Yes
Dade Ocean Drive Beaches, Collins Park-21st Street 1 5 4 4 No 1x/week No Yes
Dade South Beach Park, First Street Beach 2 2 9 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Escambia Bayview Park 1 10 28 25 No 1x/week No Yes
Escambia Pensacola (Casino) Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Escambia Quietwater Beach (Santa Rosa Sound) 1 9 5 7 No 1x/week No Yes
Franklin Alligator Point 1 16 2 20 No 1x/week No Yes
Franklin St. George Island Franklin Street 1 14 2 4 No 1x/week No Yes
Gulf Dixie Belle Beach 1 8 0 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Gulf Monument Beach 2 4 11 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Gulf St. Joe Beach 1 6 0 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Simmons Park 2 0 4 7 No 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Bahia Beach 1 5 7 4 No 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Ben T. Davis North 1 7 10 11 No 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Ben T. Davis South 1 12 4 7 No 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Cypress Point North 3 0 2 2 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Cypress Point South 3 0 2 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Davis Island 2 0 7 7 No 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Picnic Island North 1 7 9 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Hillsborough Picnic Island South 2 4 7 7 No 1x/week No Yes
Lee Bowman's Beach 1 9 5 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Lee Cape Coral Yacht Club 2 2 5 4 No 1x/week No Yes
Lee Lovers Key State Park 3 2 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Lee Sanibel Lighthouse Park Beach 1 7 2 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Manatee Coquina Beach North 2 4 0 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Manatee Coquina Beach South 3 2 0 2 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Monroe Bahia Honda Oceanside 1 6 4 8 No 1x/week No Yes
Monroe Coco Plum Beach 1 12 10 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Monroe John Pennekamp State Park Cannon Beach 2 2 10 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Okaloosa East Pass 3 4 2 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Okaloosa Henderson State Park Beach 3 0 0 4 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Okaloosa Newman Brackin Wayside Park 3 2 2 4 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Pinellas Fort Desoto North Beach 3 2 0 2 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Pinellas Honeymoon Island Beach 3 2 0 4 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Pinellas Indian Rocks Beach 3 0 2 4 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Pinellas Madeira Beach 3 2 2 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Pinellas Pass-A-Grille Beach 2 4 5 7 No 1x/week No Yes
Pinellas Sand Key 3 0 2 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Pinellas Treasure Island Beach 1 9 5 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Santa Rosa Juana's Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Santa Rosa Navarre Beach 3 0 2 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Santa Rosa Navarre Beach West 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Santa Rosa Navarre Park 2 0 0 10 No 1x/week No Yes
Sarasota Lido Beach, Casino 3 2 2 2 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Sarasota Lido Beach, North 1 5 0 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Sarasota Lido Beach, South 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Sarasota North Jetty Park Beach 3 4 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Sarasota Siesta Key Public Beach 1 5 2 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Sarasota Venice Fishing Pier 2 4 5 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Sarasota Venice Public Beach 1 5 4 2 No 1x/week No Yes
Volusia Daytona Beach, Main 2 2 0 5 No 1x/week No Yes
Volusia New Smyrna Beach/Smyra Dunes Park 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Wakulla Mash Island 1 33 26 18 No 1x/week No Yes
Walton Dune Allen Beach Access 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Walton Eastern Lake Beach Access 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Walton Grayton Beach Access 3 0 0 4 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Walton Holly Street Beach Access 3 0 0 2 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Walton TDC Beach Access 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: GA
Chatham Tybee Island North 4 2 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Glynn St. Simons Island Lighthouse 3 4 2 13 No 1x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: HI
Honolulu Kuhio Beach Park 3 5 12 4 No 3x/week Yes Yes
Honolulu Magic Island Beach 5 1 4 0 Yes 3x/week Yes Yes
Honolulu Royal-Moana Beach 4 1 5 4 No 3x/week Yes Yes
Kauai Hanalei Bay Landing, Hanalei Bay Beach Park 4 2 5 17 No 2x/week Yes Yes
Kauai Poipu Beach 5 1 1 0 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
Kauai Salt Pond Beach Co. Park 5 3 3 0 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
Maui Wailea Beach Park 5 3 0 3 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
Oahu Hanauma Bay 4 4 1 5 No 3x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: IL
Cook IL Beach State Park South Beach 2 24 23 26 No Daily Yes No
Cook North Avenue Beach 2 22 11 11 No 5x/week Yes No
Cook Oak Street Beach 2 22 10 9 No 5x/week Yes No
Cook Ohio Street Beach 2 18 13 9 No 5x/week Yes No
Lake IL Beach State Park North Beach 2 17 8 6 No Daily Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: IN
La Porte Mount Baldy 1 14 11 11 No 1x/week Yes No
Lake Marquette Park Beach 2 20 10 8 No 3x/week Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: LA
Cameron Holly Beach 1 1 21 19 17 No 2x/month No Yes
Cameron Holly Beach 2 1 24 19 12 No 2x/month No Yes
Cameron Holly Beach 3 1 19 25 19 No 2x/month No Yes
Cameron Holly Beach 4 1 21 19 12 No 2x/month No Yes
Cameron Holly Beach 5 1 19 13 23 No 2x/month No Yes
Cameron Holly Beach 6 1 24 19 26 No 2x/month No Yes
Cameron Martin Beach 1 21 19 13 No 2x/month No Yes
Jefferson Grand Isle Beach 1 1 7 0 5 No 1x/week No Yes
Jefferson Grand Isle Beach 2 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Jefferson Grand Isle Beach 3 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: MA
Barnstable Corporation Beach, Dennis 2 7 0 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Barnstable Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Barnstable Ryder Street-Left, Provincetown 3 0 13 7 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Dukes South Beach State Park at East 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Essex Crane 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/month Yes Yes
Essex Good Harbor 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Essex Nahant Beach - Flagpole 3 0 16 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Essex Singing 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Essex Willows Pier 2 8 8 8 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Essex Wingaersheek 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Norfolk Wollaston at Channing 3 8 10 39 No Daily Yes Yes
Plymouth Duxbury Beach at Bath House 3 0 7 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Suffolk Carson Beach at Bathhouse 4 4 7 13 No Daily Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: MD
Anne Arundel Sandy Point State Park- East Beach 3 0 7 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Anne Arundel Sandy Point State Park- South Beach 3 0 7 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
St Mary's Point Lookout State Park 2 6 0 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Worcester Ocean City at Beach 6 5 0 0 1 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: ME
York Ferry Beach State Park, Saco 1 12 19 6 No 1x/week Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: MI
Emmet Petoskey State Park 3 0 9 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Grand Traverse Clinch Park 2 10 14 7 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Muskegon Pere Marquette Park 2 9 11 0 No 1x/week Yes Yes
Ottawa North Beach Park 4 1 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: MN
St. Louis Beach: Lk Sup, Park Point Franklin Park at 13th Street in Duluth 5 2 0 0 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
St. Louis Beach: Lk Sup, Park Point, Lafayette Community Club, Duluth 5 0 0 0 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
St. Louis Park Point at Beach House 5 0 0 0 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: MS
Harrison Edgewater Beach 2 17 9 28 No 10x/month Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: NC
Carteret Atlantic Beach, Some Place Else Tavern 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Dare Nags Head, 100 Yards ENE of Little Bridge, Causeway 2 7 5 0 No 2x/month Yes Yes
Dare Nags Head, 100 Yards, Offshore of 7517 S. Va. Dare Trail 2 7 5 0 No 2x/month Yes Yes
Dare Nags Head, 100 Feet North of Jennett's Pier 4 0 0 3 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Dare Nags Head, Beach at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Dare Nags Head, Bath House 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Hyde Ocracoke, AO, 5 Miles SW of State Ferry 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Hyde Ocracoke, Federal Campground 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
Hyde Ocracoke, 1st Public Access SW of State Ferry 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
New Hanover Banks Channel/Wrightsville, Greenville Sound, Banks Channel Marker #10 3 0 0 0 Yes 2x/month Yes No
New Hanover Banks Channel/Wrightsville, N. End of Wrightsville Beach at Public Access #2 off Lumina 4 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: NH
Rockingham Hampton Beach 5 1 0 0 Yes 2x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: NJ
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Lincoln 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Arkansas 0   6 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Bartram 0   5 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Chelsea 0   5 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Illinois 0   6 6 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Kentucky 1 0 5 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Michigan 0   5 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Missouri 0   6 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at New Hampshire 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at North Carolina 0   6 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at South Carolina 0   5 5 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at States 0   5 5 0 No 1x/week No No
Atlantic Brigantine, 33rd St. South 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 15th 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 21st St. 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 30th 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 40th St. 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 50th 1 0 0 6 No 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 57th 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 65th 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 76th 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Avalon Beaches at 9th 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Cape May at 2nd 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Cape May at Broadway 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Cape May at Congress 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Cape May at Corinthian YC 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Cape May at Grant 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Cape May at Ocean Ave. 1 0 0 6 No 1x/week No No
Cape May Cape May at Philadelphia 0   6 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Cape May Cape May at Queen North 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Cape May Wildwood at Bennett 0   6 5 11 No 1x/week No No
Cape May Wildwood at Maple 1 0 0 6 No 1x/week No No
Cape May Wildwood at Montgomery 0   11 0 6 No 1x/week No No
Cape May Wildwood at Schellenger 1 0 0 6 No 1x/week No No
Monmouth Asbury Park Beach and Boardwalk 1 0 5 0 No 1x/week No No
Monmouth Belmar Beach 0   9 10 5 No 1x/week No No
Monmouth Joline 0   10 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Monmouth Laird 0   5 10 5 No 1x/week No No
Monmouth North Bath 1 0 5 0 No 1x/week No No
Monmouth Ocean Beach Club 0   5 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Monmouth Sandy Hook (Fort Hancock) 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Monmouth Sea Girt, Neptune Place 1 5 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Monmouth Spring Lake (Essex) 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Ocean Island Beach State Park at Unit 1 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
Ocean Point Pleasant Beach (Central) 0   6 0 0 No 1x/week No No
Ocean Seaside Heights, Lincoln 2 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: NY
Bronx Orchard Beach 1 5 11 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Kings Coney Island Beach, Brighton 15th - 6th 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Kings Coney Island Beach, Ocean Parkway - W. 8th 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Kings Coney Island Beach, W. 28th - W. 37th 3 0 15 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Kings Coney Island Beach, W8th ST. to Pier 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Kings Coney Island Beach, W. 16th-27th 3 0 5 0 No 1x/week No Yes
Nassau Jones Beach State Park at Central 4 0 0 0 Yes 6x/month No Yes
Nassau Jones Beach State Park at West 4 0 0 0 Yes 6x/month No Yes
Nassau Jones Beach State Park at Zach's Bay 2 17 5 3 No 6x/month No Yes
Nassau Long Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Queens Rockaway Beach at 116th ST. TO 126th 3 0 0 0 Yes 2x/month No Yes
Queens Rockaway Beach at 126th - 149th 2 0 9 0 No 2x/month No Yes
Queens Rockaway Beach at 15th - 22ND 3 0 0 0 Yes 2x/month No Yes
Queens Rockaway Beach at 23RD - 59th 3 0 0 0 Yes 2x/month No Yes
Queens Rockaway Beach at 59th - 80th 3 0 0 0 Yes 2x/month No Yes
Queens Rockaway Beach at 80th - 95th 3 0 0 0 Yes 2x/month No Yes
Queens Rockaway Beach at 95th - 116th 3 0 0 0 Yes 2x/month No Yes
Queens Rockaway Beach at 9th - 13 th 3 0 0 0 Yes 2x/month No Yes
Suffolk Ditch Plains Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/month No Yes
Suffolk East Hampton, Main Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/month No Yes
Suffolk Flying Point Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/month No Yes
Suffolk Indian Wells Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/month No Yes
Suffolk Kirk Park Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/month No Yes
Suffolk Mecox Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
Suffolk Ocean Beach - Ocean 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/month No Yes
Suffolk Ocean Beach -Bay 1 10 14 9 No 1x/week No Yes
Suffolk Robert Moses State Park Beach 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week No Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: OH
Cuyahoga Edgewater State Park 2 29 20 16 No Daily Yes No
Lake Fairport Harbor 2 17 9 14 No Daily Yes No
Lucas Maumee Bay State at Park E 2 24 24 19 No 4x/week Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: OR
Clatsop Cannon Beach 1 2 5 4 No 1x/week No No
Clatsop Seaside Beach 2 1 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: PA
Erie Beach 6 4 0 8 18 No 2x/week Yes Yes
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: RI
Kent Goddard Memorial State Park 2 3 9 12 No 3x/week No No
Washington Narragansett Town Beach 1 0 6 0 No 3x/month No No
Washington Scarborough State Beach North 1 12 11 9 No 2x/week No No
Washington Scarborough State Beach South 1 10 12 10 No 2x/week No No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: SC
BEAUFORT Hilton Head Island 2 1 3 1 Yes 2x/month No No
COLLETON Edisto Island 2 2 1 0 Yes 2x/month No No
HORRY Myrtle Beach 2 12 19 26 No 2x/week Yes No
HORRY North Myrtle Beach 3 3 2 5 No 2x/week Yes No
HORRY Surfside Beach Town Of 1 10 11 27 No 1x/week Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: TX
Galveston Stewart Beach Park 1 9 17 13 No 1x/week Yes No
Nueces McGee Beach, Corpus Christi Bay 1 19 13 12 No 1x/week Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: VA
Newport News Anderson's Beach 1 5 0 6 No 1/wk Yes No
Newport News Hilton Beach 2 0 0 20 No 1/wk Yes No
Newport News Huntington Beach 2 0 10 0 No 1/wk Yes No
Newport News King/Lincoln Park 2 0 0 22 No 1/wk Yes No
Virginia Beach Virginia Beach - Little Island Beach North 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes No
Virginia Beach Virginia Beach - Little Island Beach South 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes No
Virginia Beach Virginia Beach at 15th Street 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes No
Virginia Beach Virginia Beach at 28th Street 3 0 0 0 Yes 1x/week Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: WA
King Alki Beach Park 2 4 0 0 Yes 1x/week No No
King Golden Gardens Park 1 2 2 6 No 1x/week No No
Door Baileys Harbor Ridges Park Beach 2 7 9 2 No 4x/week Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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STATE: WI
Milwaukee Bradford Beach 2 24 20 38 No Daily Yes No
Racine North Beach 3 4 4 7 No 5x/week Yes No
Sheboygan Blue Harbor Beach 2 15 20 9 No 4x/week Yes No
KEY:Water quality '07 |Water quality, 3 years |Testing frequency |Closing/advisory practice |Basis for closings/advisories
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* Ratings are based on 2007 data collected for NRDC's Testing the Waters 2008 A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches. Full rating criteria are available here.

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