Beach Actions (Advisories and Closures)

For each beach action at a beach: Presents details of each beach action including: (1) type of action (e.g., closure, rain advisory, contamination advisory), (2) starting and ending date and time (in the case of partial day actions) of the action, (3a) duration of the action in days (???day??? is defined as: an action lasting less than 24 hours will have a duration of 1 day. Any action lasting 24 hours or more will have a duration equal to the number of days on which the action occurred), (3b) for jurisdictions using partial day actions, the action will be in hours and percentage of time the beach was affected is calculated against the beach day length), (4) action reason, source, and the indicator used to trigger the action. The list is sorted by county, beach name and action start date. The default "1. Primary Report" combines into one line all action Reasons, Indicators, and Possible Sources as a "Main Report". To see a detailed listing, move your cursor to the right and click on "Detailed Report". Note: An action can be based on a model or policy and not be a monitored beach.

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Definition

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Jurisdiction
A code designator used to identify a principal administrative subdivision of a State, Tribe, or Territory.

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Year
The calendar year used to summarize data for a given Beach or Jurisdiction

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Beach ID
A designator used to uniquely identify a Beach within a context of an organization.

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Beach Name
Beach Name

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County
A name designator used to identify a U.S. county or county equivalent, or territory sub-region (island).

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Waterbody Name
Name of Great Waterbody

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Waterbody Type
Type of Great Waterbody

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Beach Act Beach
Beach Act Beach

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Tier
Jurisdictions rank their significant public beaches from highest risk (Tier 1) to lowest risk (Tier 4).  This is a ranking required in the BEACH Act grant program.

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Station ID
A designator used to describe the unique name, number, or code assigned to identify the monitoring location.

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Action ID
Designator that uniquely identifies an activity within an organization.

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Action Type
Action Type

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Action Start Date
The calendar date on which the Action is started.

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Action End Date
The calendar date on which the Action is ended.

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Action Reasons
Action Reason

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Action Indicator
Action Indicator

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Action Possible Source
Action Source

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Action Duration  Days
Action Duration  Days

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% of time beach was affected during open hours
Percentage of time beach was affected during open hours

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Time affected (in hours)
Time affected (in hours)

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Time beach is open (in hours)
Number of hours the beach is open each day

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Dormant (Hidden)
Dormant

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Beach Access (Hidden)
Flag indicating that access to the Beach is either Public or Private

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Beach Owner (Hidden)
Flag indicating that ownership of the Beach is either Public or Private

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Historical Record (Hidden)
Flag (Yes/No) indicating that the Beach is no longer actively monitored.

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Action Reason or Indicator	Description
RUNOFF	Non-storm related, dryweather runoff
STORM	Storm related, wet-weather runoff
AGRICULTURAL	Agricultural runoff
ALGAE	Algae Sources
BOAT	Boat discharge
CAFO	Concentrated animal feeding operation
CSO	Combined sewer overflow
SSO	Sanitary sewer overflow
POTW	Pubicly-owned treatment works
SEWER LINE	Sewer line leak, blockage, or break
SEPTIC	Septic system leakage
WILDLIFE	Wildlife pollution
OTHER	Other source known but not listed above
UNKNOWN	Source exists but unidentified
E. COLI	Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a type of bacteria that naturally resides in the intestines of humans and animals. While many strains of E. coli are harmless and even beneficial for digestion, certain strains, can cause severe illness. Contamination in swimming water poses a significant health risk.
PREEMPT	An abbreviation of “preemptory action” (advisory/closure) that some jurisdictions issue to inform the public of possible fecal contamination, issued based on past experience, prior to receiving from the laboratory a confirming water quality sample.
ELEV_BACT	Elevated Bacteria – confirmed by a water quality monitoring sample.
ENTERO	Enterococci are indicators of the presence of fecal material in water and, therefore, of the possible presence of disease-causing bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. These pathogens can sicken swimmers and others who use beaches or eat raw shellfish or fish.
FECAL	Fecal coliform is intended to be an indicator of fecal contamination; more specifically of E. coli which is an indicator microorganism for other pathogens that may be present in feces. Presence of fecal coliforms in water may not be directly harmful, and do not necessarily indicate the presence of feces.
TOT_COLI	A total coliform test measures the presence of coliform bacteria in water, which can indicate the potential for other harmful bacteria to be present

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Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2003
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	N	-	-	212028	Contamination Advisory	06-26-2003	07-09-2003	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	13	100	-	-
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 13
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2004
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	N	-	-	172690	Contamination Advisory	07-20-2004	07-29-2004	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	9	100	-	-
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 9
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2006
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	N	-	-	222830	Contamination Advisory	08-03-2006	08-07-2006	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	4	100	-	-
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	N	-	-	222829	Contamination Advisory	07-27-2006	07-31-2006	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	4	100	-	-
Count: 2									Count: 2						Sum : 8
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2007
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	280417	Contamination Advisory	08-07-2007	08-08-2007	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	1	100	-	-
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	280416	Contamination Advisory	07-19-2007	07-23-2007	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	4	100	-	-
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	280415	Contamination Advisory	07-11-2007	07-12-2007	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	1	100	-	-
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	280414	Contamination Advisory	07-05-2007	07-09-2007	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	4	100	-	-
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	280413	Contamination Advisory	06-20-2007	06-21-2007	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	STORM	1	100	-	-
Count: 5									Count: 5						Sum : 11
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2008
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	287200	Contamination Advisory	08-20-2008	08-21-2008	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	1	100	-	-
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 1
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2009
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	321861	Contamination Advisory	08-12-2009	08-13-2009	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	1	100	-	-
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	321860	Contamination Advisory	06-24-2009	06-26-2009	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	-	-
Count: 2									Count: 2						Sum : 3
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2010
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	340010	Contamination Advisory	07-20-2010	07-22-2010	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	-	-
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 2
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2011
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	364794, 365766	Contamination Advisory	06-28-2011	07-01-2011	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	3	100	-	-
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 3
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2012
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	376593, 383607	Contamination Advisory	06-19-2012	06-21-2012	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	-	-
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	376592, 383606	Contamination Advisory	06-12-2012	06-14-2012	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	-	-
Count: 2									Count: 2						Sum : 4
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2014
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	453531	Contamination Advisory	07-29-2014	07-31-2014	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	-	-
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	-	453530	Contamination Advisory	06-24-2014	07-01-2014	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	7	100	-	-
Count: 2									Count: 2						Sum : 9
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2015
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	21OHBCH\|OHCISP01	455114	Contamination Advisory	08-11-2015	08-13-2015	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	-	24
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	21OHBCH\|OHCISP01	455113	Contamination Advisory	06-23-2015	07-02-2015	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	9	100	-	24
Count: 2									Count: 2						Sum : 11
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2017
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	21OHBCH\|OHCISP01	509709, 517126	Contamination Advisory	07-25-2017	07-27-2017	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	24	24
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 2
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2020
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	21OHBCH\|OHCISP01	585144	Contamination Advisory	07-07-2020	07-09-2020	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	24	24
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 2
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2021
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	1	21OHBCH\|OHCISP01	614120	Contamination Advisory	06-15-2021	06-17-2021	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	24	24
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 2
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2022
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	2	21OHBCH\|OHCISP01	626588, 628421	Contamination Advisory	06-14-2022	06-16-2022	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	24	24
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	2	21OHBCH\|OHCISP01	626589, 628422	Contamination Advisory	05-24-2022	05-26-2022	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	2	100	24	24
Count: 2									Count: 2						Sum : 4
Jurisdiction: OH, Year: 2024
Beach ID	Beach Name	County	Waterbody Name	Waterbody Type	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Station ID	Action ID	Action Type	Action Start Date	Action End Date	Action Reasons	Action Indicator	Action Possible Source	Action Duration Days	% of time beach was affected during open hours	Time affected (in hours)	Time beach is open (in hours)
OH396459	Catawba Island State Park	OTTAWA	Lake Erie	Still Water	Y	2	21OHBCH\|OHCISP01	678310, 678632, 679320, 694565, 698321, 698682	Contamination Advisory	06-13-2024	06-18-2024	ELEV_BACT	ECOLI	UNKNOWN	6	100	24	24
Count: 1									Count: 1						Sum : 6

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