Beachwood Beach West in Ocean County has been designated a "Beach Bum" by the National Resources Defense Council, which publishes an annual list of "beach bums" and "beach buddies." The beach violated public health standards 51 percent or more of the time samples were taken.
This year's list is based on the percentage of monitoring samples tested during the 2006 beach season that violated public health standards and practices that buddies use to help protect the public from exposure to beachwater pollution.
This is what NRDC said: "Beachwood Beach West is a small, river beach located in the town of Beachwood. It is a local beach with a short beach season primarily used for shallow water wading. The beach is in a low-lying area and receives storm water discharge from a major state roadway and an aging state-constructed storm drain. Local efforts to protect the beach include vacuuming storm drains prior to the beach season to minimize overflows, hiring a company called Geese Chasers to scare off waterfowl several times a day during the feeding and nesting periods, and using police officers to enforce poopscoop ordinances. Sixty percent of samples taken exceeded bacterial standards."
Here's the NRDC's 2006 "beach buddies," so designated for monitoring beach water quality regularly, violating public health standards less than 10 percent of the time, and taking significant steps to reduce pollution: North Carolina: Kure Beach and Kill Devil Hills Beach; Wisconsin: Sister Bay Beach and North Beach; California: Laguna Beach; Michigan: Grand Haven City Beach and Grand Haven State Park beaches; and Maine: Libby Cove, Mother’s, Middle, Cape Neddick, Short Sands and York Harbor beaches.
The rest of the "beach bums," so designated for violating public health standards 51 percent or more of the time samples were taken: California: Avalon Beach (north of Green Pleasure Pier) (53%) and Venice State Beach (57%); Maryland: Hacks Point (60%) and Bay Country Campground and Beach (56%); and Illinois: Jackson Park Beach (54%).
See a NRDC map and see how clean is your beach.
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Ocean County beach designated a "beach bum'
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uhhh.... that would be NATURAL RESOURCES Defense Council.
Posted by Reader | August 8, 2007 12:00 PM
Posted on August 8, 2007 12:00
I promise to never vacation at Beachwood Beach West. Not because of this news, but because I don't know where the hell it is.
How about reporting something of interest instead of goose poop and nail gun murder/suicides? Here's a scoop . . . the Ocean City Baby Parade!
Posted by Anonymous | August 8, 2007 12:17 PM
Posted on August 8, 2007 12:17