NJDEP Marine Water Monitoring - Bathing Beaches CCMP

COOPERATIVE COASTAL MONITORING

NJ Beaches Open for Bathing
Percent of time New Jersey Beaches are Open for Bathing by Year

In 2011, NJ ocean and bay beaches continued to be open for bathing over 99.8% of the time.

2011 NJ Ocean Beach Closings		2011 NJ Bay Beach Closings

In 2011, almost all ocean beach closings were precautionary closures. These precautionary closures, which occur after rainfall, provide an enhanced level of public health protection that has been implemented by county and local health officials with the support of DEP. Even with the precautionary closures, New Jersey ocean beaches are open to bathing over 99.8% of the time and there were no closures due to floatables.		In 2011, there were 8 bay beach closings for bacteria in excess of the standards and 21 precautionary closures (which are designed to be more protective of public health).

East Coast States: Beaches Open for Bathing

Percent of Days with No Beach Advisories or Beach Closings in 2010

Comparison of Beaches Open by East Coast State

When the public in NJ went to the beach in 2010, they found the beach was open for bathing 99.8 percent of the time. As the figure shows, NJ has among the highest percentage of beaches open on the East Coast.

Data Source: USEPA data. Beach days are defined as the # of beaches open multiplied by the # of days in a season.

View the Program Summary Report for 2011

For reports prior to 2011, click here.

View the 2013 Quality Assurance Project Plan

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Last Updated: April 30, 2013->