- Public Landing Beaches Unsafe for Swimming
See the COASTKEEPER's findings featured in The Salisbury Daily Times and WBOC TV 16.
August 2007 - Assateague Coastal Trust and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released the NRDC “Testing the Waters” 2006 report. Using data just collected from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the report, “Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches,” showed that water samples exceeding the standard for bacteria at Maryland beaches increased to 13 percent in 2006 from 9 percent in 2005. Testing sites included beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, barrier islands, Atlantic coastal bays and other bays and sounds.
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