• Recreational Swimming Beach Advisories

• Recreational Shellfish Beach Closures

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The mission of the BEACH Program is to protect people who play on Washington's saltwater beaches.  Swimming in contaminated saltwater can cause illness in humans.  We monitor beaches for fecal bacteria, notify the public when the results are high, and educate beach goers on on how to avoid getting sick from playing in saltwater.  

The BEACH Program is led by the Washington State Departments of Ecology and Health, and consists of county and local agencies, tribal nations, and volunteers.  This web site provides:

• information about the causes and types of recreational water illnesses,

• beach information posted by several Puget Sound counties

• Department of Ecology's fecal bacteria water quality results,

• the status of water conditions at your favorite beach (see map below), and

• links to other resources. 

To see the status of a saltwater beach, click on the map below in the county where the beach is located.

Learn more about the Department of Ecology's BEACH Program.

Public invited to help choose which saltwater beaches to monitor.

Protect yourself and your family from Recreational Water Illnesses when swimming.

For information on "How to Keep Beaches Clean" from Earth 911 Web site.

If you see a hazardous substance spilling onto the beach, please report it to Ecology. For contacts, see Ecology's How to Report at Spill.