Beach Sanitary Surveys: Examples of TMDL and Shellfish Sanitary Surveys

Sanitary surveys are also used for other, non-beach programs.

• San Diego Region—Bacteria TMDL
• Lake Michigan—Bacteria TMDL
• Grays Harbor, WA—Bacteria TMDL
• New Jersey—Ten Total Maximum Daily Loads for Total Coliform to Address Shellfish-Impaired Waters in Watershed Management Area 16 Atlantic Coastal Water Region
• Conducting a Shoreline Survey (Maine Guidelines)
• Discovery Bay, WA—2003 Shoreline Survey of the Discovery Bay Shellfish Growing Area
• Holmes Harbor, WA—Sanitary Survey of Holmes Harbor
• Brigantine/Spray Beach, NJ—Sanitary Survey Shellfish Growing Area 46-47: Brigantine to Spray Beach 1992-1997

Comparison table of TMDL reports and shoreline/sanitary surveys (PDF) (8 pp., 120K, About PDFs).