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Beach Advisory and Closing Online Notification (BEACON) system

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Water (OW) - Office of Science and Technology (OST) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Catalog Last Checked: May 01, 2026 at 06:08 PM | Dataset Last Updated: November 12, 2013
Beach Advisory and Closing Online Notification system (BEACON) is a colletion of state and local data reported to EPA about beach closings and advisories. BEACON is the public-facing query of the Program tracking, Beach Advisories, Water quality standards, and Nutrients database (PRAWN) which tracks beach closing and advisory information.

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