EPA Grants $300,000+ to USVI for Water Quality Monitoring, Safe Beach Recreation

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EPA Grants $300,000+ to USVI for Water Quality Monitoring, Safe Beach Recreation

EPA’s most recent Beach Report found that beaches on U.S. coasts and along the Great Lakes were open and safe for swimming 92 percent of the time in 2020.

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