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Beach Notification

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Version:2.4 - Supported
Data Exchange Status:Flowing
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Data Exchange Description

Under the BEACH Act (Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act), grant recipients are required to submit beach notification data to EPA. The Beach Notification data exchange supports the reporting of beach meta data, contact information, and beach advisory and closing data. The Flow Implementation Guide provides a high-level overview of the data flow.

To report monitoring data, see the Beach Monitoring data exchange.

Version Notes

Status: Supported

The Beach Notification schema and supporting flow documentation have been approved for use on the Exchange Network. Implementation resources for the most current version follow.

Resources

  • Flow Configuration Document and Submission Guide
  • XML Schema
    • Schema Change Log
  • Data Exchange Template
  • Sample XML File

Contact

  • Bill Kramer
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    202.566.0385
    kramer.bill [at] epa.gov

    Related Data FlowsBeach Monitoring

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