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Year |
The calendar year used to summarize data for a given Beach or Jurisdiction |
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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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# of Beach Act Beaches |
BEACH Act refers to the Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 2000 which focuses on coastal and Great Lakes recreational waters. States/Tribes/Territories provide EPA with a list of their coastal recreational beaches. Identifying BABs is discussed beginning on electronic page 35 (paper page 25)-- 3.2 Step 1: Identify Coastal Recreation Waters of: National Beach Guidance and Required Performance Criteria for Grants |
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# of Monitored Beaches |
Beaches that have a water quality reporting frequency greater than zero or has monitoring results in WQX/WQP. |
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% of Beach Act Beaches Monitored |
Percent of all Beaches that are Monitored (have Water Quality Monitoring) |
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# of Tier 1 Beaches |
States and territories designate their significant public beaches as Tier 1 beaches (requirement of BEACH Act grant program). These are the beaches that have the highest risk. |
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# of Tier 1 Beaches Monitored |
Number of Tier 1 Beaches in the Jurisdiction that are Monitored |
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% of Tier 1 Beaches Monitored |
Percent of Monitored Beaches that are ranked Tier 1 (highest risk) |
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Miles of Monitored Beaches |
Monitored Beach Length (in miles) |
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# of beach actions |
Number of Actions reported at the Beach during the specified time frame |
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# of beaches with actions |
Number of Actions reported at the Beach during the specified time frame |
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# of beaches without actions |
Beach Nonaction Count |
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% of beaches with actions |
Percent Affect Beach Action |
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# of swim season days |
Number of Swim Season Days for the selected year |
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# of days with actions |
Number of Days during the selected year that the Beach was under an Action (Warning, Closure, etc.) |
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# of days without actions |
Number of Swim Season Days that do not have a Beach Action (advisory, closure, etc.) |
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% of days with actions |
Percent of Beach Days during the Swim Season |
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% of days without actions |
Number of Beach Day Percent |
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# of actions of duration |
Time affected (in hours) |
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% of actions of duration |
Action Partial Percent |
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# of actions of 1 day duration |
Number of Actions during the selected Year that have a Duration of 1 Day |
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% of all actions of 1 day duration |
Percent of all Actions at the Beach that have a Duration of 1 Day |
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# of actions of 2 days duration |
Number of Actions that have a duration Duration of 2 Days |
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% of all actions of 2 days duration |
Percent of all Actions at the Beach that have a Duration of 2 Days |
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# of actions of 3 - 7 days duration |
Number of Actions during the selected Year that have a Duration of 3 Days |
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% of all actions of 3 - 7 days duration |
Percent of all Actions at the Beach that have a Duration of 3 Days |
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# of actions of 8 - 30 days duration |
Number of Actions during the selected Year that have a Duration of 8 Days |
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% of all actions of 8 - 30 days duration |
Percent of all Actions at the Beach that have a Duration of 8 Days |
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# of actions > 30 days duration |
Number of Actions during the selected Year that have a Duration of 30 Days |
30 |
% of all actions of > 30 days duration |
Percent of all Actions at the Beach that have a Duration of 30 Days |
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