Maine Beaches
Related page: Maine Healthy Beaches Program (information on status of specific beaches) (off-site)
This page is a collaborative effort of the Maine Bureau of Health (DHS), Bureau of Parks and Lands (DOC), Bureau of Land and Water Quality (DEP), Department of Marine Resources, and the State Planning Office.
Coastal swim beach monitoring program -- developing water quality testing methods, a public notification system, and education and outreach materials.
For public beach managers -- water safety testing guidelines, outbreak protocol, and more.
Health issues -- swimming and water quality.
Miscellaneous information -- coastal cleanup, combined sewer overflow program, coastal waters and lakes, rules for state parks, why sand beaches are bad for lakes, and more.
A number of the files on this site are in Adobe pdf format. If you cannot open pdf files, you can download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Adobe website.
