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 may need a PDF reader to view 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)