The Health District conducts weekly beach water testing throughout the summer months. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established bacterial standards for marine beaches to determine acceptable levels. If one sample exceeds the acceptable limit, a re-sample is taken to determine if the beach should be closed.

Following beach closure, additional sampling is conducted until acceptable limits are reached. ESHD implements pre-emptive beach closures based on rainfall. If rainfall within a 24 hour timeframe exceeds a certain limit, the beach will be closed and resampled until water quality is acceptable.

To see the State of Connecticut Beach Status map, go to:

https://beachadvisory.ct.gov/BeachAlert/