Worcester County’s beaches earned high marks for water quality, according to a national report released last week, but they fell behind two Delaware beaches that earned perfect scores.
The Natural Resources Defense Council on June 29 released its annual “Testing the Waters” report, which details the data gathered in 2010 regarding water quality testing and beach closures at public beaches throughout the country.
Maryland fared well in the report, ranking 16th out of 50 in the nation for the cleanest beaches. That was a drop from a seventh-place ranking last year. The ranking is based on the percentage of water samples exceeding the national standard for bacterial pollutants. Seventy Maryland beaches along were included in the report.
In Worcester County, the beach at Assateague State Park is monitored, as are two locations for the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore, six locations on Ocean City’s beach and one other ocean beach. The water is tested at each location once a week by the Health Department between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
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