Is Your Favorite Beach Safe? The EPA Just Dropped $9.75 Million To Check The Water - Tampa Free Press

Is Your Favorite Beach Safe? The EPA Just Dropped $9.75 Million To Check The Water - Tampa Free Press

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that it is giving out $9.75 million to help test the water at beaches across the country. The money will go to coastal and Great Lakes states, territories, and several Native American Tribes. The goal of the funding is to monitor water quality and ensure swimmers do […] Is Your Favorite Beach Safe? The EPA Just Dropped $9.75 Million To Check The Water

DE & MD Receiving BEACH Act Grant Funding for Water Quality Monitoring from EPA

The EPA has announced $944,000 in grant funding to monitor water quality at beaches for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The monitoring also includes public notification of elevated levels of bacteria that makes swimming unsafe. The funding comes from the Beaches Environmental Assessment and coastal Health (BEACH) Act. Delaware will receive $209,000 and Maryland will receive $258,000.   Pennsylvania will receive $214,000 and Virgin…

EPA announces $9.75 million in BEACH Act funding for water quality monitoring

The EPA has announced nearly $9.75 million in grants to enhance beach water quality testing and public alerts across U.S. coastal and Great Lakes regions.