Oregon Beach Monitoring Program, April 11

OBMP works with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to determine beaches that need monitoring based on several established criteria. These criteria include: pollution hazards present, previous monitoring data and test results, type and amount of beach use and public input.  As part of an adaptive sampling plan, beaches and sampling locations are re-evaluated every other year to ensure available resources best protect public health. The last evaluation occurred in 2012; OBMP and DEQ re-evaluated the sites to be considered for the 2014 season. The proposed list of re-evaluated locations is listed below. To view monitoring sites for the 2013 season, please visit OMBP’s Beaches We Monitor webpage. SEASIDE BEACH – SEASIDE, OREGON – CLATSOP COUNTY; CANNON BEACH – CANNON BEACH, OREGON – CLATSOP COUNTY; TOLOVANA SP BEACH – CANNON BEACH, OREGON – CLATSOP COUNTY; SHORT SANDS BEACH (OSWALD SP) – ARCH CAPE, OREGON – TILLAMOOK COUNTY; ROCKAWAY BEACH – ROCKAWAY, OREGON – TILLAMOOK COUNTY; TWINS ROCKS BEACH – TWIN ROCKS, OREGON – TILLAMOOK COUNTY; D RIVER SP BEACH – LINCOLN CITY, OREGON – LINCOLN COUNTY; AGATE BEACH – NEWPORT, OREGON – LINCOLN COUNTY; NYE BEACH – NEWPORT, OREGON – LINCOLN COUNTY; SEAL ROCK – SEAL ROCK, OREGON – LINCOLN COUNTY; HECETA BEACH – FLORENCE, OREGON – LANE COUNTY; BASTENDORFF BEACH – COOS BAY, OREGON – COOS COUNTY; SUNSET BAY SP BEACH – COOS BAY, OREGON – COOS COUNTY; HUBBARD CREEK BEACH – PORT ORFORD, OREGON – CURRY COUNTY; HARRIS BEACH STATE PARK – BROOKINGS, OREGON – CURRY COUNTY; MILL CREEK – BROOKINGS, OREGON – CURRY COUNTY.  Please contact OBMP by May 9th, 2014 to share your comments (email: Beach.Health@state.or.us or phone: 971.673.0400).