Is Your Beach Clean?

Beach day is fast approaching. Yay! Unfortunately not all beaches are clean all the date. I am not talking about the sand; I am talking about the water.

Polluted water from roads and streets drains into pipes and eventually makes it to the ocean, and that is nothing you want to be swimming in. Luckily, I have found a site to check on the water quality of the your beach hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency. It is easy to use; you can search by state or by beach name. Without leaving your desk, you can memorize whether your favorite beach has been closed recently due to health precautions.

Click here for the beach advisory closing website. The site doesn’t include beaches on lakes or rivers, just

ocean beaches.

Fit’s Tip: whether you like to swim in natural waters such as lakes, rivers, and oceans, avoid swimming after heavy rains, since many storm drains empty into these waters, increasing the pollution directly after a storm.

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Original post by FitSugar

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