The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the State of Rhode Island a $214,255 grant to help protect public health at the state’s beaches.
The funds come from the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 and are targeted to improve monitoring the quality of water at beaches and notifying the public of beach warnings or closings. The bill was signed into law in October 2000.
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The Beaches Act requires states with coastal recreational waters to test water for harmful bacteria and fungus and meet water quality set by the EPA. It also directs the EPA to assess the potential health risk and
guide states in the testing, monitoring and notifying the public about the quality of the water.
Last summer, the state Health Department closed a number of beaches due to the presence of high levels of bacteria, including the Conimicut Point Beach over the Labor Day weekend.
