This agreement funds the recipient's beach monitoring and notification program for the upcoming swimming season, including meeting criteria established by the beaches environmental assessment and…

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality received $223,268 in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) beginning October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2027. This formula grant funds the department's beach water quality monitoring and public notification program for designated recreational beaches throughout Oregon, supporting compliance with the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act requirements necessary to maintain grant eligibility.

Under this award, the recipient will conduct bacteriological water quality monitoring at recreational bathing beaches to detect fecal indicator bacteria and pathogen indicators, issue public advisories and beach closures when water quality thresholds are exceeded, and submit water quality data and notification actions to EPA. Key deliverables include annual monitoring data submissions, documentation of public notification activities, and comprehensive annual summary reports. The program objectives emphasize reducing swimmer illness by providing residents and tourists with bacteriological information to make informed decisions about beach safety, consistent with EPA's National Beach Guidance. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement funds the recipient's beach monitoring and notification program for the upcoming swimming season, including meeting criteria established by the beaches environmental assessment and coastal health (beach) act to remain eligible for the beach grant. IT funds the recipient's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in oregon and to notify the public when the waters exceed the beach notification threshold value for fecal indicator bacteria or any other pathogen indicators used by the program. Activities:the activities to be performed include monitoring water quality for pathogens at recreational bathing beaches, notifying the public of the sample results and risks, issuing advisories or beach closures when water quality levels are exceeded, submitting information to environmental protection agency (EPA), and providing the public opportunities to review and comment on the program, especially whenever significant changes are made to the program. The recipient's program will be consistent with national beach guidance published at the time of grant award. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include submissions of water quality monitoring data, public notification actions, and an annual summary report. The objective of the program is to reduce swimmer illness by providing the public with bacteriological information so they can make informed decisions about which beaches to visit. Beneficiaries of the program include all residents and tourists that visit the beaches in oregon.