To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These fact sheets summarize that information by state.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Alabama (PDF)(2 pp, 331 K)
- California (PDF)(2 pp, 667 K)
- Delaware (PDF)(2 pp, 417 K)
- Hawaii (PDF)(2 pp, 594 K)
- Illinois (PDF)(2 pp, 327 K)
- Indiana (PDF)(2 pp, 411 K)
- Louisiana (PDF)(2 pp, 618 K)
- Maine (PDF)(2 pp, 515 K)
- Maryland (PDF)(2 pp, 445 K)
- Massachusetts (PDF)(2 pp, 617 K)
- Michigan (PDF)(2 pp, 562 K)
- Mississippi (PDF)(2 pp, 580 K)
- New Hampshire (PDF)(2 pp, 696 K)
- New York (PDF)(2 pp, 439 K)
- Ohio (PDF)(2 pp, 439 K)
- Oregon (PDF)(2 pp, 607 K)
- Rhode Island (PDF)(2 pp, 560 K)
- Texas (PDF)(2 pp, 509 K)
- Washington (PDF)(2 pp, 646 K)
- Wisconsin (PDF)(2 pp, 664 K)