Beaches Database

Even if you aren't an Olympic swimmer, you need to be concerned about pollution and other problems that may be affecting your local beaches. Fortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency provides the BEACON 2.0 (Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification) database to help you out: 

https://watersgeo.epa.gov/beacon2/about.html

Using the database you can discover where beaches near you are located and find out about advisories or closings that are in place for each beach. Then, you can be off for some fun in the sun! (But don't forget your sunscreen.)