In Transit Blog: Environmental Group Rates Beaches for Water Quality

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 27 Juni 2013 | 17.35

A day at the beach could mean potential health risks, at least at 11 "repeat offenders" called out for chronic high bacteria counts in the Natural Resources Defense Council's annual assessment of water quality. The survey covers more than 3,000 ocean and Great Lakes beaches in the United States.

Released Wednesday, the report card analyzes water contamination levels as measured by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The guide also rates 200 of the most popular beaches on a five-star scale, with 13 beaches this year earning the highest scores for quality, including three along Alabama's stretch of the Gulf of Mexico, three in Orange County, Calif., and three in the Great Lakes.

Storm water runoff is the main threat to swimmer health, said Steve Fleischli, director of the water program at N.R.D.C., citing overflowing sewers and trash. "It's our urban slobber running untreated into our waterways."

The nonprofit environmental organization advocates for greener measures on land like  porous pavement, green roofs and rain barrels that absorb storm water and higher E.P.A. water quality standards. Current standards do not include swim-related rashes and ear, eye, and sinus infections.

Perhaps the most useful part of the report is a Web-based map searchable by ZIP code with analysis of 2012 data on beach closures and contamination rates.


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