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Maryland Recreational Water Quality Testing
Families in the Chesapeake Bay area know the pleasures of getting to swim in the Chesapeake Bay and other Maryland creeks, rivers and ponds. But how can you tell if the water near the Chesapeake Bay is clean enough to swim in?
Continue reading here to learn what swimming in dirty Bay water mean for your family.
Water testing is done on individual beaches from Memorial Day through Labor Day. To learn the results of beach water testing by county go to the following websites:
Anne Arundel County: aahealth.org/wqleadin.asp
Baltimore County: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/environment/environmentalhealth/watersampling/alertadvisory.html
Calvert County: calverthealth.org/community/environmentalhealthservices/beaches.htm
Cecil County: cecilcountyhealth.org/ccdhxx/ccdhBeaches.asp
Kent County: http://kenthd.org/pdf/Env%20Health/BeachAdvisories.pdf
St. Mary's County: smchd.org/smchdbeachqualitymonitoring.htm
Somerset County: somersethd.org/envhealth/environ.htm
Worcester County: worcesterhealth.org/environmentalhealth.php
Not all counties update their websites with the results of water testing or have the information readily available for the public. Other groups have stepped in to provide you with beach water quality results.
Check the status of your favorite beach using Google’s Earth Beach Notification System which provides updates, advisories and closing information on every beach in Maryland. It’s a free application available at: http://www.marylandhealthybeaches.org/current_conditions.html
Or Call the Maryland State beach conditions hotline 410-632-1200 ext. 166 (or 167)
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