(AGENPARL) – gio 25 maggio 2023 Issued: May 25, 2023 (1:59pm EDT)
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EPA to award over $1 million in grants to support water quality monitoring at
Mid-Atlantic beaches to protect swimmers’ health
PHILADELPHIA (May 25, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announced over $1 million in grant funding to help protect public
health in coastal and Great Lakes beach communities in the Mid-Atlantic
Region. The funding is being awarded to Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and
Virginia to assist with water quality monitoring and public notification
programs for local beaches.
“So many of us have a rich tradition of spending our summers splashing,
swimming, and playing at our favorite beach, which is why it’s so important
for EPA to help our local partners protect the water at coastal and Great
Lakes beaches,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox.
“These grants help Tribes, states, and territories fund programs to test
water quality at beaches to ensure it’s clean for swimming and boating.”
Under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act,
eligible states, territories, and tribes use the grant funds to monitor their
beaches for bacteria, maintain and operate a public notification system to
alert beachgoers, provide technical assistance to communities to assess
pollution sources at specific beaches, and report annually to EPA on the
results of monitoring and notification actions.
“With summer right around the corner, tens of millions of Americans are
making plans to travel to our beautiful beaches in Delaware and around the
country,” said Senator Carper (DE), Chairman of the Senate Environment and
Public Works Committee. “Fortunately, EPA is providing states and
communities with the tools to ensure the safety of the water at our nation’s
beaches, which are an integral part of our tourism economy and important
ecosystems for wildlife and migratory birds.”
Since 2001, EPA has awarded nearly $216 million nationwide in BEACH Act grants
to test beach waters for indicators of illness-causing bacteria and help with
public notification and identification of the problem. This program is
essential for protecting the public health of beachgoers across the country.
Contingent upon their meeting the eligibility requirements, EPA’s 2023 BEACH
Act grant funding will be allocated to as follows: Delaware – $223,000;
Maryland – $283,000; Pennsylvania – $235,000; and Virginia $291,000.
More information on BEACH Act grants.
Check the relevant Tribal, state, or territorial beach program website for
closing or advisory information at a particular beach.
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