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The BEACH Act of 2025 reauthorizes and enhances coastal recreation water quality monitoring grants, expanding contamination source identification and updating authorization levels.
Key Points
- 1Reauthorizes beach monitoring grants at $30 million annually for fiscal years 2025-2029
- 2Expands monitoring to include nearby shallow upstream waters and waters present on beaches
- 3Authorizes grants for identifying specific sources of contamination
- 4Requires EPA guidance to reflect innovations in water testing technologies
- 5Enhances data collection for coastal recreation water quality
- 6Supports public notification systems for water quality issues
Impact Areas
Coastal communitiesBeach visitors and recreational water usersState and local environmental agenciesEPA water quality programsPublic health departmentsTourism and local economies
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