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Beach Science for the New Millennium

Beach Science for the New Millennium. Richard Whitman U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center Porter, Indiana. USGS Partners. Cities (Gary, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, Los Angeles, Sturgeon Bay) Counties States (MI, WI, NY, CA, FL, OH)

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Beach Science for the New Millennium

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  1. Beach Science for the New Millennium Richard Whitman U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center Porter, Indiana

  2. USGS Partners • Cities (Gary, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, Los Angeles, Sturgeon Bay) • Counties • States (MI, WI, NY, CA, FL, OH) • Federal & International Agencies (EPA, NOAA, NPS, US ACOE, USDA, CDC, IJC, WHO, Environment Canada, Health Canada)

  3. Federal Collaboration on Beach Health in the Great Lakes BEACH HEALTH INTERAGENCY COORDINATION TEAM Beach Water Quality Forecasting Coordinator Remediation, Decision Support, & Environmental Research Operational Forecasting & Research Recreational Water Quality Research

  4. Summer Sampling Fall Sampling USGS Discovers FIB in Sand Winter sampling Beach sand and water E. coli are related Working with States and Universities to Develop New Methods

  5. C. botulinum Salmonella C. perfringens Campylobacter USGS Finds that the Nuisance Algae, Cladophora, Harbors E. coli and Pathogens

  6. Fair Haven Beach State Park, New York Dunes Creek at Indiana Dunes State Park beach USGS Linking Stream Water Quality to Beach Water Quality Burns Ditch, IN Trail Creek and Kintzele Ditch, IN

  7. Real-Time Predictive Modeling Fair Haven, NY Lake Ontario Lake Erie Huntington, Bay Village,OH Lake St. Clair Michigan

  8. Door County, WI Green Bay Lake Michigan Real-Time Predictive Modeling Cont. • Regional Modeling • 23 Chicago beaches • 24 Door County beaches • 10 Indiana beaches Chicago, IL Northwest, IN Lake Michigan Lake Michigan

  9. Salmonella Shigella E. coli (0157) USGS Studies Rapid Methods, Pathogens, and Waste Indicators in Indiana and Ohio Rapid methods Indicators Quantitative PCR (DNA) ATP

  10. Future needs • Scientifically and risk based criteria • Pathogen occurrence and health implications • Role of the environment • Better, faster methods • Accurate predictions and forecasts • Improved communication and education

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