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Beach Inspection Program

The Public Beach Inspection Program tests the waters at swimming beaches across New Hampshire during the swimming season.From late May until early September, personnel sample the water and inspect 16 coastal beaches once or twice a week. About 170 freshwater beaches are sampled monthly from June to August.The water samples are tested for the presence of water-borne pathogens.If high levels are present, advisories are issued to notify the public.In addition to monitoring the waters, the program supports studies to determine the sources for contamination of the beaches and education campaigns to inform people of beach sanitation. more…

Hot Topics

• Workshop: Cyanotoxins in New Hampshire’s Lakes
• Current Advisories
• Recreational Exposure to Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae)
• Subscribe to the Beach Advisories Newsletter
• Workshop Followup: Presentations from Cyanotoxins in NH Lakes Workshop

Publications

• Beach Program Brochure
• How to Identify Cyanobacteria
• Yearly Beach and Special Study Reports

Rules/Regulatory

• Administrative Rules for NH Beaches
• Federal BEACH Act
• Public Comment
• Sample Analyses

Education/Outreach

• Animals on Our Beaches
• Beach Advisories
• Get Your Butts off the Beach. Please!
• Health Risks
• Pet Waste Outreach Campaign

Forms/Applications

• Application for New Beach Construction
• Report of Illness Form

Volunteers

• Adopt-A-Beach Program

Resources/Links (Complete List)

• Blue Ocean Society
• Earth 911

Contact Us (Complete List)

• NHDES Beach Program
  PO Box 95
  Concord, NH 03302-0095
  (603) 271-7894 (fax)

 

 

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NH Department of Environmental Services | 29 Hazen Drive | PO Box 95 | Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-3503 | TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 | Hours: M-F, 8am-4pm