To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes a national summary report about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These reports provide national beach monitoring and notification statistics along with recent developments in EPA's beach program.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- 2011 National Summary (PDF)(4 pp, 781 K)
- 2010 National Summary (PDF)(4 pp, 522 K)
- 2008 National Summary (PDF)(4 pp, 568 K)