Air and Water
Pollution Services Beach
Water Advisory
Phone:
409-938-2251 Fax:409-938-2271
There are
beach water advisories for the following
locations
in Galveston County
Galveston Island
West Beach
Sea Isle South
Bolivar Peninsula
There are NO current advisories for
Bolivar Peninsula
The Galveston County Beach Watch Program, in cooperation with the
Texas General
Land Office, developed and implemented a program to monitor for bacteria in
coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches that are used by the public and to
notify the public if water quality standards for these bacteria are exceeded.
The program samples at 52 monitoring stations along Galveston Island, Bolivar
Peninsula and one site on the Texas City Dike.
Samples are taken from the 52 sites
on a weekly
basis and tested for bacteria. An advisory is issued informing the public that
swimming is not recommended when bacteria levels are elevated. When an advisory is posted the beach
is NOT
closed. An advisory is simply issued to inform the public of the elevated
bacteria level so each person can make an informed choice to swim or not swim in
those waters affected. Once elevated bacteria levels are detected water samples
are taken daily until the tests return to normal.
The sampling and notification program helps to
ensure the safety of Galveston County Beaches and the safety of its visitors.
Thank you for taking an interest in our Beach Advisories. You are
the
visitor to view this page
Click image (or link) to access the
Texas General Land Office, Geographic Information System page. Scroll down
until you see a larger version of the image on your left. Click on image
to access the Beachwatch Interactive Map Tool page. In right hand column, go to
Beachwatch Search, indicate in dropdown menu which County Beach map is of
interest to you. It will list the beachwatch stations and locations in that county.
For more information:
Environmental Health Services
Galveston County Health District
(409) 938-2251
