Great Lakes EPA and states have made progress in implementing the BEACH Act, but additional actions could improve public health protection : report to Congressional requesters.

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Corporate author / creator:United States. Government Accountability Office.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
Description:iii, 60 p. : ill., maps, digital, PDF file ;
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10631253
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Varying Form of Title:Great Lakes : Environmental Protection Agency and states have made progress in implementing the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, but additional actions could improve public health protection
EPA and states have made progress in implementing the BEACH Act, but additional actions could improve public health protection
Great Lakes beaches
Other uniform titles:ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection.
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Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.
Summary:Waterborne pathogens can contaminate water and sand at beaches and threaten human health. Under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed limits on pathogens that states use to assess beach water quality. EPA can also provide grants to states to develop water quality monitoring and public notification programs. GAO was asked to assess (1) the extent to which EPA implemented the BEACH Act including how it allocated grants to the states, (2) the monitoring and notification programs developed by Great Lakes states, and (3) the effect of the BEACH Act on water quality monitoring and contamination at Great Lakes ...
Other form:Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Great Lakes
Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Great Lakes. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest,[2004] CIS 2007 J942-173
Govt.docs classification:GA 1.13:07-591