EPA-810-B-11-001
NOVEMBER 2014
BEACH ADVISORY AND CLOSING ONLINE NOTIFICATION
(BEACON) 2.0
User's Guide
Prepared for:
Bill Kramer
U.S. EPA
Office of Water
Prepared by:
INDUS Corporation
1951 Kidwell Drive
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Contract Number:
Contract Name:
Job Number:
CM130105CT0027, EP-G11H-00057
Office of Water Information Technology Portfolio Management Services
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF EXHIBITS 4
BEACON 2.0 CONTACTS 5
REVISION HISTORY 6
A. INTRODUCTION 7
A.1 BEACON 2.0 Features 7
A.2 What are the sources of BEACON information? 8
B. How TO USE THE "FIND A BEACH" BEACON 2.0 MAP TOOL 9
B.1 About the Map Tool Interface 9
B.1.1 Default View 9
B.1.2 "Go To" Search Fields 9
B.1.3 View Navigation Buttons 10
B.1.4 Coordinates Box 10
B.1.5 Basemap Selector Box 10
B.1.6 Pan and Zoom Tools 11
B.1.7 Legend 12
B.1.8 Alaska, Hawaii, US Territories and Tribes box 12
B.1.9 Scale Bar 12
8.2 Symbology for BEACON 2.0 Elements 12
B.2.1 Jurisdictions with beach data: States, Counties, and Tribes 13
B.2.2 Beaches (by last reported Status) 13
B.2.3 Water Quality Monitoring Stations (STORET Stations) 14
8.3 Finding a Beach 14
B.3.1 Simple Zoom 14
B.3.2 Using the Map to "Zoom to" Features 15
B.3.3 Using the "Go To" Search Fields 15
8.4 Beach and Monitoring Station Details Pop-ups 16
B.4.1 Beach Details Pop-up 17
B.4.2 Monitoring Station Details Pop-up 18
C. How TO USE THE BEACON 2.0 REPORTS WIZARD 19
C.1 Step 1 - Location Filters 19
C.1.1 Select by EPA Region 20
C.1.2 Select by Great Waterbody 21
C.1.3 Select by State/Tribe/Territory, County, and/or Beach 21
C.1.4 How to Find beaches by Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 22
C.2 Step 2 - Additional Filtering 23
C.2.1 Select by Date 23
C.2.2 Selecting by Miscellaneous Filters 23
C.3 Step 3 - Report Selection 24
D. ABOUT BEACON 2.0 REPORTS 26
D.I Report Page Elements 26
D.2 Report Toolbar 27
D.2.1 Actions Menu 28
D.2.2 Column Heading Menu 38
E. RSS FEEDS 39
E.I Creating an RSS Feed using the RSS link on the Reports page 39
E.2 Creating an RSS Feed using the RSS Generator 40
F. THE NATIONAL LIST OF BEACHES 41
F.1 What is the National List of Beaches? 41
F.2 How did EPA get this information? 41
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F.3 How do I find more information about beaches in my state? 41
F.4 Viewing National List of Beaches Reports 41
F.4.1 Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported 42
F.4.2 Select a State, Tribe or Territory 42
F.5 Jurisdiction Reports 42
F.5.1 State Map 44
F.5.2 Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported 44
F.5.3 Contact Information 44
F.5.4 List of Beaches 44
G. KNOWN ISSUES 45
G. 1 Bing-related Search Issues 45
G.2 Delays in layer visibility 45
G.3 Layers disappear after subsequent pan or zoom 45
G.4 Beach features not visible when using Zoom to County. 45
G.5 Beach features are difficult to identify 46
G.6 Too many filter values selected for reports 46
G.7 Removing selections from the Selected Beaches box 46
G.8 Reselecting values from Step 2 filters 46
G.9 Loading icon issue with Water Quality report 47
G.10 Data found exceeds maximum row limit with Water Quality report 47
G.11 Linking directly to BEACON reports 47
H. DEFINITIONS 49
APPENDIX A-EXAMPLES OF BEACON 2.0 REPORTS 51
APPENDIX B - DETAILED REVISION HISTORY .. ...68
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1. BEACON 2.0 Map Tool Default View 9
Exhibit 2. View Navigation Buttons 10
Exhibits. Coordinates Box 10
Exhibit 4. Basemap Selector Bar 10
Exhibit 5. Map Legend 13
Exhibit 6. Beach Segment Appearance in BEACON 2.0 14
Exhibit?. "Go To" Search Fields 15
Exhibits. "State" Go To Option 16
Exhibits. "Beach ID" Go To Option 16
Exhibit 10. Beach Details Pop-up 17
Exhibit 11. Monitoring Station Details Pop-up-Single Station 18
Exhibit 12. Monitoring Station Details Pop-up- Multiple Stations 19
Exhibit 13. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard -Step 1: Location Filter by EPA Region 20
Exhibit 14. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard-Step 1: Location Filter by Great Waterbody 21
Exhibit 15. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard-Step 1: Location Filter by state/tribe/territory, county and/or beach 21
Exhibit 16. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard -Step 2: Additional Filtering by Date 23
Exhibit 17. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard -Step 2: Select by Miscellaneous Filters 24
Exhibit 18. BEACON 2.0 Reports List 24
Exhibit 19. BEACON 2.0 Reports-Page Elements 27
Exhibit 20. Report Toolbar 27
Exhibit 21. Actions Menu Overview 29
Exhibit 22. Actions Menu >Select Columns 30
Exhibit 23. Actions Menu > Column Filter 30
Exhibit 24. Actions Menu > Row Filter 32
Exhibit 25. Actions Menu > Format 33
Exhibit 26. Example Report with Applied Highlight 34
Exhibit 27. Actions Menu > Format > Compute 36
Exhibit 28. Actions Menu > Chart 37
Exhibit 29. RSS Generator 40
Exhibit 30. National List of Beaches Interactive Version Default View 42
Exhibit 31. National List of Beaches -Jurisdiction Report 43
Exhibit 32. Example Select by State/Tribe/Territory, County, and/or Beach tool 47
Exhibit 33. Action Duration 51
Exhibit 34. Beach Profile List 52
Exhibit 35. Beach Actions (Advisories and Closures) -1 of 2 53
Exhibit 36. Beach Actions (Advisories and Closures)-2 of 2 54
Exhibit 37. Beach Attributes 55
Exhibit 38. Beach Days 55
Exhibit 39. Beach Monitoring Frequency 56
Exhibit 40. Beach Profile-Details 57
Exhibit 41. Possible Pollution Sources-1 of 2 58
Exhibit 42. Possible Pollution Sources-2 of 2 59
Exhibit 43. Example RSS Feed 60
Exhibit 44. State Summary-1 of 2 61
Exhibit 45. State Summary-2 of 2 61
Exhibit 46. Tier 1 Stats-Main Report 62
Exhibit 47. Tier 1 Stats-Summary Report 63
Exhibit 48. Water Quality-1 of 2 64
Exhibit 49. Water Quality -2 of 2 65
Exhibit 50. Water Quality Chart 66
Exhibit 51. Historical Sampling Results Graph 67
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BEACON 2.0 CONTACTS
For questions about the BEACON 2.0 application, please email the eBEACHES Help Desk
(ebeaches@induscorp.com).
Additional information about the data available in BEACON 2.0 is available at EPA's Data User Corner
webpage.
The data available through BEACON have been provided to EPA by the coastal and Great Lakes states,
tribes and territories that receive grants under the BEACH Act. For the most up-to-date information,
contact the state or local beach program manager using the contact information
at: http://www2.epa.gov/beaches/state-and-local-beach-programs.
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REVISION HISTORY
User Guide
Version
Description of Changes
1.0
1/24/2012
Initial draft
1.1
11/29/2012
National List of Beaches report - Added a new section to the User's Guide
describing how to use the new National List of Beaches report.
1.1
11/29/2012
Detailed Revision History - Refer to Appendix B for a more detailed
revision history.
1.2
05/09/2013
Several bug fixes and minor changes were made to the BEACON 2.0
reports. Refer to APPENDIX B - Detailed Revision History for more details.
1.3
07/26/2013
Some text and screenshots were updated to document minor updates to
the National List of Beaches report and the BEACON 2.0 reports. Refer to
APPENDIX B - Detailed Revision History for more details.
1.4
11/20/2014
Some text and screenshots were updated to document minor updates to
the National List of Beaches report and the BEACON 2.0 reports. Refer to
APPENDIX B - Detailed Revision History for more details.
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A. INTRODUCTION
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the BEach Advisory and Closing Online
Notification (BEACON) system to meet the Agency's requirement to provide to the public a database of
pollution occurrences for coastal recreation waters.1 EPA's response to this requirement, BEACON,
contains "state" -reported2 beach monitoring and notification data and is available online. EPA recently
updated BEACON to include several enhancements and has named the new system BEACON 2.0. This
User's Guide describes how to use the online BEACON 2.0 system to obtain state-reported beach
monitoring and notification data.
A.I BEACON 2.0 Features
The revised BEACON system includes several enhancements from the previous version and now
provides several ways to access beach monitoring and notification data. Enhancements include:
Revised mapping interface: The new BEACON 2.0 map includes many new features and has
greater functionality.
New report creation wizard: This tool walks users through three steps to select beaches, set
search filters and view BEACON 2.0 reports.
New RSS feed generator: The BEACON RSS ("Really Simple Syndication") Generator provides
you with the ability to generate an RSS feed for an area of interest.
Each feature is accessible from the BEACON 2.0 interface.
BEACON 2.0 reports have the functionality to accommodate a wide range of users. These user roles
include:
Basic: You can access reports via the map interface. Selecting the reports via the map will
return data for the select beach only.
Intermediate: You can use the report creation wizard to select data by any combination of
state/tribe/territory, county, and/or beach. The complete list of BEACON 2.0 reports is available
in the wizard.
Advanced: Once a report is opened, you can use the filtering tools available on the report page
to modify previously selected filters and/or add new, more advanced filters, as well as change
the look and feel of a report.
1 Specifically, the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act (section 406(e)) requires EPA
to establish, maintain, and make available to the public by electronic and other means a national coastal
recreation water pollution occurrence database.
2 As used in this document, "state" includes tribes and territories in the Beach Program.
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A.2 What are the sources of BEACON information?
The data available through BEACON have been provided to EPA by the coastal and Great Lakes states,
tribes and territories that receive grants under the BEACH Act. For the most up-to-date information,
contact the state or local beach manager using the contact information provided at:
http://www2.epa.gov/beaches/state-and-local-beach-programs.
The state-reported data found in BEACON come from the following EPA databases:
Reach Address Database (RAD). RAD contains geographic data that define each beach's location
and the location of water quality monitoring stations. BEACON pulls this data to display the
beaches and stations on a map. For more information on RAD, see EPA's Reach Address
Database page.
STOrage and RETrieval (STORET) database and Water Quality Exchange (WQX). STORET is EPA's
repository of the water quality monitoring data collected by water resource management
groups across the country. WQX is the framework by which organizations submit data to
STORET. BEACON pulls water quality monitoring data from WQX/STORET. For more information
on WQX/STORET, see EPA's About STORET and WQX page.
PRogram tracking, beach Advisories, Water quality standards, and Nutrients (PRAWN).
PRAWN stores beach administrative, advisory and closing data. For more information on
PRAWN, seethe Notification Data section of EPA's Submitting Data to EPA page.
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B. HOW TO USE THE "FIND A BEACH" BEACON 2.0 MAP TOOL
The new BEACON 2.0 "Find a Beach" mapping interface includes several improvements over the original
version. New features include dynamic maps (as opposed to static), enhanced search tools to find the
beach of interest, and several options for basemaps. The mapping tool can be accessed by clicking the
"Find a Beach" tab on the BEACON 2.0 interface.
B.I About the Map Tool Interface
This section describes the layout and components of the map interface (i.e., the "Find a Beach" tab).
B.I.I Default View
As shown in Exhibit 1 below, the default view (or, extent) shows the "lower 48" view of the United
States, with States in the Beach Program colored green. The view also contains several boxes and map
elements, which are described in the following sections.
Exhibit 1. BEACON 2.0 Map Tool Default View.
About Beacon Find a Beach Reports R55 Generator
For additional maps of Office of Water program data, see the EPA My WATERS Mapper page.
B.1.2 "Go To" Search Fields
For more information on these fields, see Section B.3.3 - Using the "Go To" Search Fields.
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B.I.3 View Navigation Buttons
The right side of the top toolbar contains 3 buttons (see Exhibit 2) for basic view navigation.
Exhibit 2. View Navigation Buttons.
Back: Navigates to a previous selection.
U.S. View: Returns to the default view.
Forward: If the Back button has been used, the Forward button will go back to the previous
selection.
B.1.4 Coordinates Box
The coordinates box at the top-left side of the screen contains the geographic coordinates (longitude
and latitude) of the current map location based on the position of the mouse pointer.
Exhibit 3. Coordinates Box.
B.I.5 Basemap Selector Box
The basemap selector box (see Exhibit 4) allows you to change the map style. This feature is similar to
options available in many popular online mapping services. BEACON 2.0 offers three map styles (Streets,
Imagery, and Topography), which can be changed at any time. Each style is described below.
Exhibit 4. Basemap Selector Bar.
Automatic basemap
selection enabled
B.I.5.1 STREETS BASEMAP
The Streets basemap is a graphical map that shows a variety of location features (e.g., state borders,
street lines, natural features). The level of detail and types of features that are viewable will change
depending on the zoom level. This basemap is provided via the Microsoft Bing Map service.
B.I.5.2 IMAGERY BASEMAP
The Imagery basemap consists of a patchwork of aerial photographs, with location feature information
superimposed on the images. As with the other basemaps, zooming in will reveal a greater level of
detail. The aerial images are provided via the Microsoft Bing Map service.
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B.I.5.3 TOPOGRAPHY BASEMAP
The Topography basemap also is a graphical map, but, as the name implies, this map includes more
topographical information than the other maps. This basemap includes administrative boundaries,
cities, water features, physiographic features, parks, landmarks, highways, roads, railways, airports, and
buildings overlaid on land cover and shaded relief imagery for added context. This basemap is hosted by
ArcGIS Online.
B.I.5.4 AUTOMATIC BASEMAP SELECTION ENABLED BOX
When this option is selected, the basemap will change depending on the map scale. For example, the
default Streets basemap will be switched with the Imagery basemap at a map scale of 1:1,155,583.42,
which is approximately the spatial extent of a county boundary. Deselecting this option will maintain the
currently selected basemap at any scale.
B.I.6 Pan and Zoom Tools
The pan and zoom tools are located on the left side of the map, just below the coordinates box. You also
can pan and zoom using a mouse (as described below).
To pan (i.e., to move across the map):
Click a directional arrow on the pan cross. The map will shift in the selected direction.
Alternatively, use a mouse to pan by left clicking anywhere on the map (holding the left mouse
button down) and dragging in the desired direction. Release the left mouse button to stop
panning.
Zoom methods:
Double-click the left mouse button to zoom in; hold the control key (Ctrl) and double-click the
left mouse button to zoom out.
Use the mouse wheel button. Rolling the wheel forward will zoom in; rolling the wheel
backwards will zoom out.
Use the slider bar just under the pan tool. Zoom in a single zoom level by clicking the plus sign at
the top of the vertical slider; zoom out a single level by clicking the minus sign at the bottom of
the slider. Or, left click and drag the arrow to the desired zoom level. When grabbing the slider,
the scale name will appear to the right of the slider if using a mouse,
You also can use the Shift key and drag the mouse to define a zoom extent. The zoom extent
displays as a red rectangle. This area will be enlarged and centered in the new view.
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B.I.7 Legend
The legend pane is located at the bottom left of the screen. This box is open at the default map view,
and will collapse upon zooming in. Refer to Section B.2 for more information about the legend.
B.I.8 Alaska, Hawaii, US Territories and Tribes box
This box, located at the bottom-right corner, contains links for zooming to the other states, tribes and
territories in the Beach Program. This box is open at the default map view, and will collapse upon
zooming in.
B.I.9 Scale Bar
The scale bar is located at the bottom center of the View Frame. The scale bar relates inches on the map
to both miles and kilometers on the ground. So, when opening the application, the entire United States
is shown and the scale bar shows that roughly 2 inches on the screen equals 1000 miles on the map. The
scale bar is approximate and depends upon many factors including the resolution of the screen but it is
helpful in determining distances on the ground.
B.2 Symbology for BEACON 2.0 Elements
This section describes the map symbology for BEACON 2.0 map elements. Exhibit 5 below shows the
map legend. Note: Map elements may take time to load and, therefore, may not be immediately
viewable.
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Exhibit 5. Map Legend.
Jurisdictions with beach
data:
States and Counties
'!. Tribes
Beaches {by last reported
Status)
No advisory or closure
Advisory
Historical
STORET Stations
Note: Al layers are not
viewable at every zoom
level
B.2.1 Jurisdictions with beach data: States, Counties, and Tribes
As noted in Section B.I.I above, States with available beach data are colored green. Similarly, counties
with available beach data are also colored green. Tribes with available beach data are colored blue.
B.2.2 Beaches (by last reported Status)
Beaches with available beach data appear as colored line segments on the map. The segment color
depends on the most recent beach status reported to EPA. The beach status and associated colors are:
Green - Beaches that are open,
Yellow - Beaches that are under advisory,
Red - Beaches that have been placed under a temporary closure action,
Grey - Beaches that have not been reported on, or are not expected by the state to be reported
on for over two years are classified as dormant, and
Khaki - Historical beaches.
Mousing over a beach will highlight the beach segment and reveal the beach name, as shown in Exhibit
6 below.
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Exhibit 6. Beach Segment Appearance in BEACON 2.0.
B.2.3 Water Quality Monitoring Stations (STORE! Stations)
Monitoring stations appear as blue water drops on the map. Mousing over a monitoring station will
highlight the station symbol.
B.3 Finding a Beach
This section describes different methods for locating beach information using the BEACON 2.0 map.
Notes:
Map elements may take time to load and, therefore, may not be immediately viewable.
If beach is not located but is listed in BEACON reports, the beach has not been indexed and,
therefore, is not yet available on the map.
B.3.1 Simple Zoom
If the location (or general location) of the desired beach is known, simply use the zoom tool or mouse to
zoom to the beach area. At the county level scale (approximately), beach segments will appear. Mousing
over a beach will highlight the beach and show the beach's name. Click the segment to view a pop-up
containing information about and links for the selected beach.
Zooming in two levels closer will reveal monitoring station locations (shown as water drop icons). Click
an icon to view a pop-up containing information about and links to the selected station(s). Note that a
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single water drop icon may represent multiple stations that are in close proximity to each other; clicking
the water drop icon will reveal all of the associated station ID(s) in the pop-up.
See Section B.4 for more information about beach and monitoring station pop-up contents.
B.3.2 Using the Map to "Zoom to" Features
Follow the below steps for a point-and-click approach to zooming to features:
1. Click any state, territory, or tribe with beaches in the Beach Program (i.e., those colored green,
or in the box). Then, in the pop-up, either click on the link to the "state" beach website, or click
"Zoom to State" (or "Zoom to Tribe") to stay on the EPA website and zoom to the counties in
that "state" that contain active or historical beaches.
2. Click any county that is colored green. Then, in the pop-up, click "Zoom to [County Name]" to
zoom to the active beaches and monitoring stations in that county. Mousing over a beach
segment will reveal the beach name. Click a segment or station to view a pop-up containing links
to information about the selected beach or station (see Section B.4.Beach and Monitoring
Station Details Pop-ups).
3. Optionally, after clicking on a beach line location, click "Zoom to Beach" in the pop-up to zoom
to the beach.
B.3.3 Using the "Go To" Search Fields
The left side of the top toolbar contains the Go To tool. The default selection is drop-down menu with
the Address or Location option selected and a corresponding text field.
Exhibit 7. "Go To" Search Fields.
Address or Location r Type state, zip, or address
Address or Location
State
County
Beach ID
Beach Name
NORTH
There are several ways to use this tool:
B.3.3.1 "ADDRESS OR LOCATION" - ENTER A STATE, ZIP CODE, OR STREET ADDRESS IN THE TEXT FIELD
Select Address or Location from the drop-down, then type a state name, zip code, or street address in
the text field to zoom to the respective location. After entering the information, hit Enter or click the Go
button to zoom. If using a street address, also include a zip code. Do not use Rural Routes or P.O. Box
numbers.
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B.3.3.2 "STATE" OR "COUNTY" OPTIONS
If the State option is selected from the Go To drop-down menu (see Exhibit 8), a new drop-down menu
will appear. This menu contains a list of states and territories that have available beach data. Select an
item from the list, and then click the Go button to zoom to the selected location.
Note: This menu does not contain tribes. To select a tribe, use the list located in the Alaska, Hawaii, US
Territories, and Tribes box.
Exhibit 8. "State" Go To Option.
State
Virginia
Similarly, selecting the County option will reveal a new a state drop-down menu and a county drop-
down menu. To use this search method, first select a state or territory, and then select a county. Click
the Go button to zoom to the selected county.
B.3.3.3 "BEACH ID" OPTION
From the Go To drop-down, you also can choose to search by Beach ID. Beach IDs are unique identifiers
assigned by EPA. Beach IDs will be familiar to more advanced users, and are found in BEACON 2.0
reports and other Program materials. This option will zoom to the extent of the selected beach. After
entering the Beach ID, click the Go button to zoom.
Exhibit 9. "Beach ID" Go To Option.
B.3.3.4 "BEACH NAME" OPTION
The Go To drop-down also allows you to navigate to a beach by entering a beach name. After selecting
the Beach Name option from the Go To drop-down, a new Select state drop-down menu (containing a
list of states and territories state that have available beach data) and Type beach name text field will
appear. First select a state or territory, then enter a beach name in the text field. As a beach name is
entered, BEACON searches for matches and returns a list of beaches containing the entered text. Select
a beach, then click the Go button to zoom. Note: Only beaches with available beach data will be listed.
B.4 Beach and Monitoring Station Details Pop-ups
This section describes the pop-up menus that appear when clicking on a beach or monitoring station.
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B.4.1 Beach Details Pop-up
When clicking on a beach segment, a beach details pop-up box will appear (see Exhibit 10). This box
contains:
Beach ID: A unique identifier for the beach.
County: Identifies the county that the beach resides in.
Advisories and Monitoring Data: This link provides advisories and water quality data submitted
in the prior two weeks; in most cases, this will only return data during the beach season if the
"state" reports to EPA frequently.
Beach Advisory and Closing Information: Click this link to see dates of advisories and closures
for the selected beach. See Appendix A for an example report.
Water Quality: Click this link to view the water quality report for the selected beach. See
Appendix A for an example report.
Beach Profile: Click this link to find administrative information, e.g., how frequently this beach
is monitored and information about the swim season. See Appendix A for an example report.
Contact Information: Click this link to get contact information for the selected beach (this is a
section in the Beach Profile).
Additional Reports: Click this link to access more BEACON 2.0 reports in a new webpage. See
Appendix A for additional example reports.
Exhibit 10. Beach Details Pop-up.
SULLJVANS ISLAND
Beach ID:
County:
Advisories and Monitoring Data
Date:
Beach Advisory and Closing Information
Water Quality
Beach Profile
Contact Information
Additional Reports
Zoom to Beach
SC008405
CHARLESTON
No advisory or closure
Nog 2, 2011
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B.4.2 Monitoring Station Details Pop-up
When clicking on a monitoring station, a station details pop-up box will appear. If the station point is
associated with a single monitoring station, the pop-up will appear as shown in Exhibit 11. If more than
one station is associated with the station symbol, the pop-up will appear as shown in Exhibit 12; this box
contains a button for each station (click on the station name/ID to open view the station's details).
The monitoring station pop-ups contain:
Station ID: A unique identifier for the station.
Organization ID: The ID of the organization that reports monitoring data to WQX/STORET.
Organization Name: The name of the organization that reports monitoring data to
WQX/STORET.
More details button: Click this button to view the BEACON 2.0 Water Quality Report for the
station. The report will open in a new window. For an example of this report, see Appendix A.
Exhibit 11. Monitoring Station Details Pop-up - Single Station.
TRI059
Information on this monitoring location:
Station ID: TRI-059
Organization ID: 21SC6CH WQX
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Organization
Name:
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Exhibit 12. Monitoring Station Details Pop-up - Multiple Stations.
stations at this location
TRI-058
Information on this monitoring location:
Station ID: TRI-058
Organization ID: 21SCBCH
Organization
Name:
SC Dept of Health and Environmental Control
C. HOW TO USE THE BEACON 2.0 REPORTS WIZARD
Beach advisory and closing reports can be generated using the Reporting tool in BEACON 2.0. This tool
can be accessed by clicking the "Reports" tab.
The Reports tool is a 'wizard' that allows you to create BEACON 2.0 reports in three steps. Step 1 allows
you to select the beaches for a report pre-grouped by EPA Region or Great Waterbody, or to select by a
combination of state/tribe/territory, county, and/or beach. Step 2 allows you to add filtering by date
and alter other miscellaneous filters. Step 3 displays a list of available reports for use with the filters
selected from the first two steps.
Note: If too many filters are applied, the application will return an error message indicating that fewer
selections should be made.
C.I Step 1 - Location Filters
Step 1 allows for selection of one of three location filter types. Each type is described in the sections
below.
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Note:
At least one location must be selected in order to generate reports - however, only one location
filter group should be used. If multiple location filter groups are applied (e.g., Select by EPA
Region and Select by state), only the first one listed on the Step 1 wizard page is applied.
Only EPA Regions, states/tribes/territories, and counties with beaches in the Beach Program are
listed as options in the location filters.
Historical beaches are not included in the report location filters; they are filtered out in the
reports but are included in the map functionality. See Step 2 - Additional Filtering for
instructions on including historical beaches in the search criteria for the reports.
C.I.I Select by EPA Region
Using this option will filter for beaches in the selected EPA Region(s). Multiple regions can be selected by
holding the control (CTRL) key. To select all beaches in the Beach Program, select the "National - All
states/tribes/territories" option from the list (see Exhibit 13). Note: Hold down the control key to
deselect an entry.
Exhibit 13. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard - Step 1: Location Filter by EPA Region.
Step 1 - Location Filter Step 2 - Additional Filtering Step 3 - Report Selection
Notes: You must select at least one location filter. In order to look up beach names grouped by HUC code, use the foil
^Select by EPA Region (click to open/close selection list)
National - All States/Tribes/Territories Hold down the Ctrl key to select more than one region.
Region 1 - CT, MA, ME, NH, RI
Region 2 - NJ, NY, PR, VI
Region 3 - DE, MD, PA, VA
Region 4 - AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC
Region 5 - GP, IL, IN, MI, MH, OH, WI
Region 6 - LA, TX
Region 9 - AS, CA, GU, HI, MP
Region 10 - AK, MK, OR, WA
Select by Great Waterbody (click to open /close selection list)
Select by State/Tribe/Territory, County, and/or Beach (click to open /close selection list)
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C.I.2 Select by Great Waterbody
You also can filter for beaches by Great Waterbody, as seen in the image below (see Exhibit 14). This
filter will return beaches from multiple states, tribes, territories, and/or counties that are on the
selected Great Waterbody. Multiple Great Waterbodies can be selected by holding the control (Ctrl) key.
Note: Hold down the control key to deselect an entry.
Exhibit 14. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard - Step 1: Location Filter by Great Waterbody.
Step 1 - Location Filter
Step 2 - Additional Filtering Step 3 - Report Selection
Notes: You must select at least one location filter. In order to look up beach names grouped by HUC code, use
BEACON User's Guide for more information about My WATERS Mapper and HUC codes.
^ Select by EPA Region (click to open/close selection list)
^ Select by Great Waterbody (click to open.'close selection list)
WiHSBSiaaiE^^^B Hold down the Ctrl key to select more than one Water body.
^ Select by Slate/Tribe/Territory. County, and /or Beach (click to open/close selection list)
C.I.3 Select by State/Tribe/Territory, County, and/or Beach
The third location filter option will filter for beaches by the selected states, tribes, territories, counties,
and/or beaches. This method involves using the selection tool shown in Exhibit 15 below.
Exhibit 15. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard - Step 1: Location Filter by state/tribe/territory, county and/or beach.
States/Tribes/Territories
Counties
Beaches
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
[^S^^^^H
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Grand Portage
Guam
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Maine
Makah
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Humboldt
Los Angeles
Marin
Mendocino
Monterey
Orange
San Diego
San Francisco
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbarba
Santa Cruz
Sonoma
Ventura
South Beach
Wilson Creek Beach
Selected Beaches
Beachfront Park ~±]
Clifford Karnph Memorial Park
Crescent Beach
Enderts Beach
High Bluff Beach
Kellogg Beach
Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beaches
[$
California
-DelNorte
Pebble Beach
Pelican Bay State Beach
Point St. George
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Select beaches to include in the BEACON 2.0 reports by moving selections from the States (includes
States/Tribes/Territories), Counties and/or Beaches boxes on the left side to the Selected Beaches box
on the far right.
How to add items to the Selected Beaches box:
Find a single beach by clicking on the state/tribe/territory, county, and then beach name. Add
the beach to the Selected Beaches box by clicking on a beach name and clicking the single right
arrow.
Multiple beaches can be selected by holding the control key and clicking on each beach name.
After the beaches have been selected the single right arrow can be used to move the beaches to
the Selected Beaches box.
All beaches in a state/tribe/territory can be added to the Selected Beaches box by selecting the
state/tribe/territory and using the single right arrow. Multiple groups can be added, but must be
added one at a time.
All beaches in a county can be moved to the Selected Beaches box selecting a county and then
using the single right arrow. Multiple groups can be added, but must be added one at a time.
How to remove items from the Selected Beaches box:
To remove specific beaches or groups, use the single left arrow to remove the selections one at
a time. See Section G.7 - Removing selections from the Selected Beaches box for additional
information on removing items.
To clear the Selected Beaches box, click the double left arrow.
C.1.4 How to Find beaches by Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)
BEACON 2.0 does not currently support searches by HUC. To look up beach names grouped by HUC,
please first use the My WATERS Mapper (http://map24.epa.gov/mwm/)application, then return to
BEACON 2.0 to view beach data for the beach(es) in the HUC(s) of interest, as described in the below
steps:
In My WATERS Mapper, open the Other EPA Water Data panel on the right and check the boxes
for Watershed Boundaries (WBD) and Beaches.
To locate beaches by HUC, from the Go To dropdown menu select Watershed Boundaries
(WBD). Enter any 2- to 12-digit HUC in the text field and click Go.
To find the HUC code for a beach, select Beaches from the Go To dropdown menu. Enter a
beach name in the text field and click Go.
To view BEACON data for the desired beaches, you must return to BEACON 2.0 and find the beaches
using the search tools.
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C.2 Step 2 - Additional Filtering
The additional filter page allows you to add filtering by date and alter other miscellaneous filters.
C.2.1 Select by Date
The date filter menu contains three options for filtering by date (see Exhibit 16 below). Note: Only one
option group should be used when using the Select by Date filter.
Exhibit 16. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard - Step 2: Additional Filtering by Date.
Select by Date (click to open close selection list)
Start Date (Grouping A): |
End Date (Grouping A): |
Other Date Options (Grouping B): C Swim Season
(~ Rolling Year (12 Months)
f Year to Date
Calendar Year (Grouoing C):
2011^1 Hold down the Ctrl key to select more than one year.
2Q1CO
2009
2008
2007_l]
Select one of the options listed below:
Start/End Dates Option (Grouping A): Enter a date range to filter reports for beach activity and
action data falling within the selected range.
Other Date Options (Grouping B): You can only select one of these "Other" options. The swim
season selection will return data that is within the range of the beach's specified swim season in
applicable reports. The rolling year select will return any records in the preceding 12 months.
The year to date option will return any records since January 1st of the current year. The clear
button may be used to clear the currently selected "Other" option.
Calendar Year Option (Grouping C): The calendar year option displays a list of years that can be
selected. When one or more of these values are selected, then the reports are filtered to bring
back data for this selection.
C.2.2 Selecting by Miscellaneous Filters
This outline will allow you to select alternative filter combinations than those preset for the reports. The
preset filters show a green checkmark and include beaches that have the following characteristics:
Active, Reporting, No Advisory or Closure, Advisory, Closure, Not Reporting, and Public (or Unspecified)
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Access. Note that the tree structure is fully expanded automatically to display all miscellaneous filtering
options. You can turn off a preset filter by clicking in a checked box (thereby excluding beaches with that
characteristic), or add a filter by clicking in an empty box (thereby adding beaches with that
characteristic). For example, because the INACTIVE (HISTORICAL) check box defaults to unchecked,
those beaches will not be included in your report. To include historical beaches in your report, click in
the check box to add the green check mark. This method involves using the miscellaneous filters
selection tool shown in Exhibit 17 below.
Note: These automatic filters are not applied when reports are accessed from the mapping portion of
the application. These filters can be adjusted in the wizard and after a report is opened (see Section D -
About BEACON 2.0 Reports for more information).
Exhibit 17. BEACON 2.0 Reports Wizard - Step 2: Select by Miscellaneous Filters.
f Select by Miscellaneous Fitters (click to open/close selection list)
& Si3 ACTIVE
& ^^t Reporting
» _J No Advisory or Closure
L !^CJ Advisory
* _j Closure
L GD INACTIVE (HISTORICAL)
& Ha ACCESS
-«!_} Public
_j Private
* _i Unspecified
C.3 Step 3 - Report Selection
The report selection page displays a list of available reports for use with the filters selected from the first
two steps. The report selection page also includes a link to a Real Simple Syndication (RSS) generator for
the beaches selected (for more information on using the RSS generator, see Section E - RSS Feeds).
Exhibit 18 below shows the report name and description for each available BEACON 2.0 report. On the
BEACON 2.0 web page, click on a report name to open the report in a new window.
Exhibit 18. BEACON 2.0 Reports List.
Report
Description
Action For each BEACH Act beach with an action: Each action for each beach is sorted into one of five
Duration action duration groups (1 day duration, 2 days duration, 3-7 days duration, 8-30 days duration, or
greater than 30 days duration). The list is sorted by county and beach name. Note: An action can
be based on a model or policy and not be a monitored beach.
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Report
Description
Advisory and For each BEACH Act beach: Presents a condensed combination of the "Action" and "Water
Monitoring Quality" Reports for the most recent 2 week period of submitted data (most recent to older
order) including: dates, duration of actions, basis for action, possible cause and source,
monitoring results. The list is sorted by "state", county, and beach name. Note: This report will
not return data if none has been submitted in the prior two weeks.
Beach Actions For each beach action at a BEACH Act beach: Presents details of each beach action including: (1)
(Advisories type of action (e.g., closure, rain advisory, contamination advisory), (2) starting and ending date
and Closures) of the action, (3) duration of the action in days (day" is defined as: an action lasting less than 24
hours will have a duration of 1 day. Any action lasting 24 hours or more will have a duration
equal to the number of days on which the action occurred), (4) action reason, source, and the
indicator used to trigger the action. The list is sorted by county, beach name and action start
date. The default "1. Primary Report" combines into one line all action Reasons, Indicators, and
Possible Sources as a "Main Report". To see a detailed listing, move your cursor to the right and
click on "Detailed Report". Note: An action can be based on a model or policy and not be a
monitored beach.
Beach For each BEACH Act beach: Identifies attributes of each beach including: (1) beach tier ranking,
Attributes (2) beach length, and (3) latitude/longitude. The list is sorted by county and beach name.
Beach Days For each BEACH Act beach: The number of beach days in the swimming season (based on
swimming season length) is presented for each beach. If the beach had an action (1) the total
number of action days and (2) the percentage of beach days the beach was under an action are
also presented. The list is sorted by county and beach name. Note: An action can be based on a
model or policy and not be a monitored beach.
Beach For each BEACH Act beach: Identifies swim season and monitoring attributes of each beach
Monitoring including: (1) swimming season length and (2) in- and off-season monitoring frequency. The list is
Frequency sorted by county and beach name.
Beach Profile For each BEACH Act beach: Presents beach administrative information including: beach name,
beach ID, location, contact information, public access, Tier, swim season, monitoring and
reporting frequency, possible pollution sources. The list is sorted by "state", county, and beach
name.
Possible For each BEACH Act beach: Identifies if possible pollution sources have been investigated and, if
Pollution so, what are the possible sources that might affect beach water quality. The list is sorted by
Sources county and beach name.
RSS Feed News feed for Beaches: Brief news feed that links to the advisory and monitoring report for the
selected beach. The RSS feed link can only display about 200 beaches at a time. If too many
beaches are selected to display in the RSS feed, then any over the 200 limit will be excluded. In
order to view an RSS feed, the user must have an RSS feed reader installed. Some browsers may
come standard with feed readers but other browsers may require a separate download. More
information about news feeds (also called "RSS") from USA.gov. CLJ
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Report
Description
State For each county: Displays key summary statistics concerning BEACH Act beaches including: (1)
Summary number and length of monitored beaches, (2) number of monitored Tier 1 beaches, (3) number
and durations of beach actions, and (4) the number of beach days under an action. The list is
sorted by county name. Please note: this report can take several minutes to load if only a few
filters have been applied.
Tier 1 Stats For each BEACH Act beach designated as Tier 1: Presents beach attributes and action information
including : (1) beach length, (2) swim season monitoring frequency, (3) number of beach days,
and (4) number of days under an action. The list is sorted by county and beach name. Please
note: this report can take several minutes to load if only a few filters have been applied.
Water Quality For each monitored BEACH Act beach: Presents details of water quality monitoring results
collected for the beach program (from WQX/STORET) including: beach ID, beach name, sampling
station ID, date/time of sample, collection method, characteristic(s) (e.g., pathogen indicator)
sampled, results, analytical method, statistic type (e.g. geometric mean). The list is sorted by
"state", county, and beach ID, station ID. date of sample (recent to older).
D. ABOUT BEACON 2.0 REPORTS
BEACON 2.0 reports are interactive reports, which means you can further customize the reports
manually from the report screen. Some of the available features allow you to:
Alter the layout of report data by selecting columns, applying filters, highlighting, and sorting.
Define breaks, aggregations, charts, group bys, and add user-defined computations.
Download report data (multiple formats available).
More information on customizing reports is provided in the following sections.
D.I Report Page Elements
Exhibit 19 below shows the layout and elements of the BEACON 2.0 reports pages. Each page element is
described below the exhibit.
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Exhibit 19. BEACON 2.0 Reports- Page Elements.
Action Duration
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Bottom of page J
Report Toolbar
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'Y, Nr
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574749 DOG RIVER, ALBA CLUB MOBILE
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Report Navigation
Report toolbar - See Section D.2 for information about the report toolbar.
Report filters - List of filter values currently applied to the report. These filters can be toggled
on and off using the checkboxes; to delete a filter, click the red x on the filter icon. Filter settings
can be changed by clicking the filter name. See Section D.2.1.2 for further information about
customizing filters. Note: Some of the filters cannot be changed in the State Summary report.
Control break - The values the data are grouped together in the report. Most reports are
grouped together by state and year. See Section D.2.1.4.2 for more information about control
breaks.
Report headers - The report headers for each column. You can select these column headers to
further filter the report by values in the column. Note: If the report contains a lot of data, it may
take extra time for the filter selection to appear when you select the header.
Report data - The returned data for the report based on the filters currently applied for the
selected columns.
Report navigation - The reports contain the ability to navigate straight to the first or last pages
in the report using the first/last page buttons. You can also go directly to a page containing a
specific row range using the drop down box.
D.2 Report Toolbar
Exhibit 20 below shows the layout and elements of the BEACON 2.0 Report Toolbar. Each page element
is described below.
Exhibit 20. Report Toolbar.
s * \~ Go | Reports |1 Primary Report 2.
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At the top of each report page is a tool bar that provides the following features:
Select columns icon (magnifying glass): Specifies which report/data column will be searched
(based on the text field entry).
Text search field: Enables you to enter search criteria. You can use wildcards by entering the
"%" sign. For example, select the beach name field from the magnifying glass and enter the
characters "%beach%" to return any records with the word "beach" in them. Each new search
field entry applies a new filter to the report. These text filters can be toggled on or off, or
deleted.
Go button: Executes the search.
Reports: Enables you to select between the various versions of the report. The "Primary
Report" is the default selection and groups the data by state (except for the beach actions
report, which is grouped by beach). Other options include "Most Recent", which displays only
the most recent records available in the system, "Total by County", which groups the data by
county, and "Total of all Jurisdictions", which groups all jurisdictions (when multiple jurisdictions
are selected) in order to provide a multi-jurisdictional count total for most data columns. Note:
Not all reports have these additional report options. Also, reports can take several minutes to
load.
Actions Menu: Provides report customization options (see the next section for more details).
Anytime an option from the action menu is used to change the report filter, the entire page is
refreshed with the new dataset. To remove new filters from the report and restore the default
settings, click the Reset button.
D.2.1 Actions Menu
The Actions menu appears to the right of the Go button on the search bar. You can use this menu to
customize an interactive report. Each customization option is described below.
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Exhibit 21. Actions Menu Overview.
Beach Days
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77 County in 'WAYNE'
^,f Historical Record in 'N'
^ Reported in 'Y, N'
^7 State in 'Ml'
^J Status in 'Active, Advisory, Closure'
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MI304746
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Crescent Sail Yacht Club
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WAYNE
WAYNE
WAYNE
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D.2.1.1 SELECT COLUMNS
This feature allows you to modify which data columns are shown in the report. Selecting this option will
reveal a new box that contains a list of columns not currently displayed (left-hand box) and a list of
columns displayed (right-hand box) in the report. Move columns to either list using the single and
double arrows. In the displayed columns list, you can change the column order by selecting an item and
using the up or down arrows. Note: Computed columns are prefixed with "**" in the list. Click the Apply
button to refresh the report with the selected modifications.
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Exhibit 22. Actions
Action Duration
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Select Columns
Do Not Display
Waterbody Name i_J
Waterbody Type -^
Historical Record -1
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Beach Id *-
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state
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Jo. of Days Under Action
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D.2.1.2 FILTER
This feature allows you to create a data filter to apply for the report. Selecting this option will reveal a
new box that contains options for two filter types (column and row), as described below.
D.2.1.2.1 Column filter
This filter option contains a column selector, operator selector, and expression text field.
Exhibit 23. Actions Menu > Column Filter.
Action Duration
x ,, | Go | Actions |
^Filter
Filter Type^Column^Row
Column Operator Expressio
| Beach Id
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To filter by column:
1. Select a column (does not need to be one that is displayed in the report).
2. Select an operator (e.g., =, !=, not in, between). The operator/condition options
available in the drop-down list are explained with greater detail in Oracle reference
materials. The list below gives the section where each operator/condition can be found:
i. Oracle Database SQL Language Reference
(http:\docs.oracle.com\cd\B28359_01\server.lll\b28286\toc.htm)
1. "LIKE" and "matches regular expression" are covered under the Pattern-
matching Conditions section
(http://docs. oracle. com/cd/B28359_01/server.lll/b28286/conditionsO
07.htm#BABGDGIH).
2. Equals (=) and Does not Equal (!=) are covered under the Comparison
Conditions section
(http://docs. oracle. com/cd/B28359_01/server.lll/b28286/conditionsO
O2.htm#il033286).
3. "Is Null" and "Is Not Null" are covered under the Null Conditions section
(http://docs. oracle. com/cd/B28359_01/server.lll/b28286/conditionsO
O8.htm#il050977).
4. "IN" and "NOT IN" are covered in the "IN" Condition section
(http://docs. oracle. com/cd/B28359_01/server.lll/b28286/conditionsO
13.htm#il050801).
ii. Oracle Text Reference
(http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/text.l02/bl4218/toc.htm)
1. The "CONTAINS" filter performs a string comparison on each of the
column values returned. Further information regarding CONTAINS can
be found in the CONTAINS section of the Oracle Text Reference
(http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306 JH/te>ct.l02/bl4218/csql.htm#sthr
ef!22).
3. Enter an expression or value in the text field.
i. Expression: Enter a search expression in the text field (note: expressions are
case sensitive). For example, using the wildcard character (%) in the expression
"STATE_NAME like A %" will return all states and territories beginning with the
letter "A" (note: only locations with BEACON data would be returned).
ii. Value: Type a value into the text box or click the arrow next to the text field to
show a list of available values for the selected column.
4. Click the Apply button to apply the filter to the report.
The created filter will appear in the settings list below the tool bar. To modify the filter, click the
filter name to open the filter options box. The filter can be turned off by un-checking the check
box or deleted by clicking the red X icon.
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D.2.1.2.2 Row/liter
This filter option contains a column selector, function/operator selector, and filter naming field
as shown in the filter expression window.
Exhibit 24. Actions Menu > Row Filter.
Action Duration
Actions
^Filter
Name|Row Filter by Beach ID
Filter Expression if
A = 'AL7699331
Columns
Functions / Operators
A. Beach Id
E. Beach Name
C. County
D. State
E. Waterbody Name
Cancel
A
Apply |
To filter by row:
You can create complex WHERE clauses using column aliases and any Oracle functions or
operators (for example, A = 'AL769933', where A is the alias for Beach Id).
The created filter will appear in the filters list below the tool bar. To modify the filter,
click the filter name to open the filter options box. The filter can be turned off by un-
checking the check box or deleted by clicking the red X icon.
D.2.1.3 Rows PER PAGE
Sets the number of records to display per page.
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D.2.1.4 FORMAT
Format enables you to customize the display of the report. Format contains the following options:
Exhibit 25. Actions Menu > Format.
Action Duration
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Go
H Veeach Access in 'Public, null'
^Historical Record in 'N'
^Reported in 'Y, N1
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Select Columns
Filter
Rows Per Page
Format
State : AL, Year : 2010
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gf Reset
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AL76993 3 ALABAMA POINT (GULF OF MEXICO)
Count: 1
State : AL, Year : 2007
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D.2.1.4.1 Sort
This feature allows you to sort the report data by defining sort criteria for up to six columns. The
Sort tool options include:
Column: Use the drop-down menu to select a column to sort. Up to six columns can be
selected (note: the column order determines sort priority).
Direction: Choose whether to sort in ascending or descending order.
Null Sorting: Specify how to handle NULLs (i.e., empty fields). The default setting displays
NULLs last. The selected sorting displays to the right of column headings in the report.
D.2.1.4.2 Control Break
Used to create a break group on one or several columns. This pulls the columns out of the
interactive report and displays them as separate sections.
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D.2.1.4.3 Highlight
Enables you to define a filter to highlight records and values in the report. The rows (or cells)
that meet the filter criteria display as highlighted using the characteristics associated with the
filter. Options include:
Name is used only for display (the name will appear in the filters list after creating a filter).
Sequence identifies the sequence in which the rules are evaluated.
Enabled identifies if a rule is enabled or disabled.
Highlight Type identifies whether the row or cell should be highlighted. If Cell is selected,
the column referenced in the Highlight Condition is highlighted.
Background Color is the new color for the background of the highlighted area.
Text Color is the new color for the text in the highlighted area.
Highlight Condition defines your filter condition.
Exhibit 26 below shows an example report with a highlight filter applied. Here, beaches with a
Beach Length less than one mile are highlighted blue.
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to existing columns. Some display as examples and others (such as TO_DATE) can also be used).
Options include:
Computation drop-down menu enables you to select a previously defined computation to
edit.
Column Heading is the column heading for the new column.
Format Mask is an Oracle format mask to be applied against the column (for example,
S9999).
Computation text box is the computation to be performed. Within the computation,
columns are referenced using the aliases displayed.
Below the Computation text box are the Columns (lists the columns in your query with their
associated alias), Keypad, and Functions menus. Clicking any item in these menus will add the
item to the Computation.
The options in the Functions menu are explained with greater detail in About SQL Functions
section of the Oracle Database SQL Language Reference guide
(http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/server.lll/b28286/functions001.htm#i88893).
The following example computation demonstrates how to display the number of beach actions
for a 1-day duration, plus the number of beach actions for a 2-day duration for each record:
N + 0 (where N is 1-day duration, 0 is 2-day duration)
Exhibit 27 shows an example with a new column heading entry and format mask selection.
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Exhibit 27. Actions Menu > Format > Compute.
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Note: Click on the filter name in the filter list to change the filter settings.
D.2.1.4.5 Aggregate
Aggregates are mathematical computations performed against a column. Aggregates display
after each control break and at the end of the report within the column they are defined.
Options include:
Aggregation enables you to select a previously defined aggregation to edit.
Function is the function to be performed (for example, SUM, MIN).
Column is used to select the column to apply the mathematical function to. Only numeric
columns are displayed.
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D.2.1.4.6 Chart
You can define one chart per saved report. Once a chart is defined, you can switch between the
chart and report views using links below the Search bar. Options include:
Chart Type identifies the chart type to include. Select from horizontal bar, vertical bar, pie,
or line.
Label enables you to select the column to be used as the label.
Axis Title for Label is the title that displays on the axis associated with the column selected
for Label. This is not available for pie chart.
Value enables you to select the column to be used as the value. If your function is a COUNT,
a Value does not need to be selected.
Axis Title for Value is the title that displays on the axis associated with the column selected
for Value. This is not available for pie chart.
Function is an optional function to be performed on the column selected for Value.
Sort allows you to sort your result set.
Exhibit 28 below shows an example chart.
Exhibit 28. Actions Menu > Chart.
Beach Attributes
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D.2.1.4.7 Group By
You can define one Group By report per saved report. Once a Group By is defined, you can
switch between the Group By and report views using links below the Search bar. To create a
Group By report, select:
the columns on which to group (up to 3 columns can be selected),
the columns to aggregate along with the function to be performed (average, sum, count,
etc.), and
the columns to use for sorting (up to 3 columns can be selected along with direction and null
sorting options).
D.2.1.5 FLASHBACK
A flashback query enables you to view the report data structure as it existed at a previous point in time.
The default amount of time that you can flashback is 3 hours (or 180 minutes) but the actual amount
will differ for each database.
D.2.1.6 RESET
Resets the report back to the default settings, removing any customizations that you have made.
D.2.1.7 DOWNLOAD
Enables the current result set to be downloaded. The download formats differ depending upon your
installation and report definition but include comma-separated values (CSV), Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML), or Email. It is recommended that when printing wide BEACON 2.0 reports to
download the report in CSV to XLS and format the data to fit on one page before printing. You may also
want to save a screen shot of your report settings and structure to aid in reproducing the report in the
future.
D.2.2 Column Heading Menu
Clicking on any column heading exposes a column heading menu. Options include:
Sort Ascending icon (up arrow) sorts the report by the column in ascending order.
Sort Descending icon (down arrow) sorts the report by the column in descending order.
Hide Column icon (red x box) hides the column. Not all columns can be hidden. If a column
cannot be hidden, there will be no Hide Column icon.
Break Column creates a break group on the column. This pulls the column out of the report as a
master record. The master record is displayed at the top of the break group. For example, the
default master record in the Tier 1 Stats report is the state and year values.
Column Information displays help text about the column, if available.
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Text Area is used to enter case insensitive search criteria (no need for wild cards). Entering a
value reduces the list of values at the bottom of the menu. You can then select a value from the
bottom and the selected value will be created as a filter using '=' (for example, column =
'ABC'). Alternatively, you can click the Flashlight icon and enter a value to be created as a filter
with the'LIKE'modifier (for example, column LIKE ' %ABC% ').
List of Unique Values contains the first 500 unique values that meet your filter criteria. If the
column contains dates, a list of date ranges is displayed instead. If you select a value, a filter will
be created using '=' (for example, column = 'ABC').
D.2.2.1 REPORT SETTINGS
If you customize an interactive report, the report settings display below the Search bar and above the
report. This area can be collapsed and expanded using the icon on the left.
This section describes how to change the filters (or, selections) defined in Steps 1 and 2 from the report
screen. For example, if a user originally decided (in Step 2) to include only publically accessible beaches,
the user can make a change from the report screen by clicking the red X to delete the filter or the check
mark next to the "Beach Access in 'Public'" filter to turn off filter and return both public and private
access beaches data.
Note: Some reports may take a few minutes to load based on changes made to report filters.
For each report setting, you can:
Edit a setting by clicking the name.
Disable/Enable a setting by unchecking or checking the Enable/Disable check box. Use this
control to temporarily turn a setting off and on.
Remove a setting by clicking the Remove icon.
If you have created a chart or group by, you can toggle between them and the base report using
the Report View, Chart View, and Group By View links shown on the right. If you are viewing the
chart or group by, you can also use the Edit link to edit the settings.
E. RSS FEEDS
BEACON 2.0 also features a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed generator that allows you to receive
BEACON data via an RSS feed. RSS feeds can be created in two ways:
E.I Creating an RSS Feed using the RSS link on the Reports page.
To use this method, select any filter criteria as described in Section C - How to use the BEACON 2.0
Reports Wizard. Then, from the Report Selection tab, click on "RSS Feed." You can save the RSS
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generated link and/or add the feed to an RSS reader. The feed will provide updates of the latest advisory
and monitoring data reported to EPA for the selected beach(es) and search criteria.
E.2 Creating an RSS Feed using the RSS Generator
This tool can be accessed by clicking the "RSS Generator" tab. The tool operates in the same manner as
described in Section C.I.1.3Select by State/Tribe/Territory, County, and/or Beach. You can save the
RSS generated link and/or add the feed to an RSS reader. The feed will provide updates of the latest
advisory and monitoring data reported to EPA for the selected beach(es) and search criteria.
Exhibit 29. RSS Generator.
RSS Generator
Find a Beach Reports RSS Generate
The BEACON 2.0 RSS Generator provides you with the ability to generate an RSS feed for an area of interest. Select the state, county, then moye any beaches to the list to the far
right using the arrows. Beaches from any state and county can be added to this list. The double arrows will move all of the records in the box to or from depending on which
direction is selected. The single arrows will move the currently selected record to or from the box. Select the Generate RSS feed button to create the links.
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Note: In order to view an RSS feed, an RSS reader must be installed on the computer. For more
information about RSS, see USA.gov's "What is RSS?" page.
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F. THE NATIONAL LIST OF BEACHES
This section describes the layout and components of the National List of Beaches web pages.
F.I What is the National List of Beaches?
EPA has published a list of coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches (or similar points of access)
used by the public in the U.S. The list, required by the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal
Health Act (BEACH Act), identifies waters that are subject to a state beach water quality monitoring and
public notification program consistent with the National Beach Guidance and Required Performance
Criteria for BEACH Act Grants.
EPA published the National List of Beaches every two years between 2004 and 2010, as a static PDF file.
Starting with the 2011 swimming season, the list is available in a dynamic format (the National List of
Beaches: Interactive Version) that links to EPA's Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification
(BEACON) system where further details about each beach can also be found. The list contains the most
recent information reported to EPA by coastal and Great Lakes states, territories, and eligible tribes.
The list provides a national baseline of the extent of state, territorial and tribal beach monitoring across
the country. It helps EPA measure improvements in monitoring and notification at all coastal and Great
Lakes beaches and determine how to better implement the BEACH Act.
F.2 How did EPA get this information?
States, territories and tribes provide to EPA monitoring and notification data for each swimming season
no later than January 31 of the following year. Many jurisdictions report data more frequently. EPA
updates the List of Beaches as we receive new information.
F.3 How do I find more information about beaches in my state?
Contact the state or local beach program manager using the contact information
at: http://www2.epa.gov/beaches/state-and-local-beach-programs.
For more information on the BEACH Act and the EPA Beach Program, visit our website at:
http://www2.epa.gov/beaches.
F.4 Viewing National List of Beaches Reports
This section describes the National List of Beaches: Interactive Version. As shown in Exhibit 30 below,
the main page shows the Number of BEACH Act Beache Reported national and jurisdiction totals. This
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"current" list shows the most recent information reported to EPA by the states, tribes and territories
that are subject to the BEACH Act.
Exhibit 30. National List of Beaches Interactive Version Default View.
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Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported
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F.4.1 Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported
To access a National List of Beaches report, select "Current list of beaches" (this is the default selection)
or select an historic swimming season from the drop-down menu. Reports for the 2004. 2008 and 2010
swimming seasons are static PDF files. Starting with the 2011 swimming season, the reports are
dynamically created. The "current" list shows the most recent information reported to EPA by the
states, tribes and territories that are subject to the BEACH Act.
F.4.2 Select a State, Tribe or Territory
To view details for a state, tribe, or territory, click the name of the desired jurisdiction. The jurisdiction
reports (described further in the next section) provide the list of beaches for the selected jurisdiction.
Data for States marked with an asterisk is undergoing final state approval and are subject to change.
F.5 Jurisdiction Reports
The jurisdiction reports provide a state map that shows counties with BEACH Act beaches, summary
data, and the list of beaches for the selected jurisdiction (see Exhibit 31).
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Exhibit 31. National List of Beaches - Jurisdiction Report.
BEACON - Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification
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Alabama
Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported
CountvQ Total Count Monitored Not Monitored Beach
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BALDWIN 18 18 0 8-24
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Only coastal beaches are included on these lists.
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Note: Clicking on the hyperlinked counties will take you to that county section in the List of Beaches report.
Each list is primarily organized by county. For some territories and Hawaii, the beaches are listed by
island. Alaska's beaches are reported by community. Tribal beaches are listed by name. Beach names
are listed with their monitoring status for the selected swimming season. We include only coastal and
Great Lakes beaches in these lists. The lists do not include beaches on inland waters because they are
not subject to the BEACH Act.
Clicking a beach name in a jurisdiction report will guide you to a map view of the selected beach. That
view shows the extent of the beach, provides the most recent advisory or closure status and water
quality monitoring data that the state has reported, and links to the state's website for the most up-to-
date information. Those beach views, a national map of BEACH Act jurisdictions and 12 standard reports
with information about water quality monitoring events and results, advisory and closure durations, and
pollution sources are available in BEACON.
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F.5.1 State Map
Counties with available beach data are colored green. The map can be used to filter the List of Beaches
section; to view data for a specific county, click the county on the map. To change the report to show all
counties remove the county filter, click on the red 'X' next to the county name, which will appear
underneath the map in the List of Beaches section.
F.5.2 Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported
This table provides summary data for the jurisdiction. The Monitored Count figures are for beaches that
are monitored regularly. The Unmonitored Count figures are for beaches that are not regularly
monitored.
F.5.3 Contact Information
This section provides contact information for the jurisdiction's contact person(s) from whom you can
obtain more information.
F.5.4 List of Beaches
The List of Beaches section provides beach data by county (counties are listed in alphabetical order), The
report contains four columns: Beach Name, Monitored, Not Monitored and Tier Rank. The totals for
each column are reflected in the row titled "Count" at the bottom of each county.
F.5.4.1 USING THE REPORT QUERY TOOLBAR
Please refer to Section D. About BEACON 2.0 Reports for more information on the report elements and
query toolbar.
F.5.4.2 BEACH NAME LINKS
Clicking a beach name in a jurisdiction report will guide you to a map view of the selected beach. This
page shows the extent of the beach, provides the most recent advisory status and water quality
monitoring data that the state has reported, and links to the state's website for the most up-to-date
information. Those beach views, a national map of BEACH Act jurisdictions and 12 standard reports are
available in BEACON (Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification) 2.0.
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G. KNOWN ISSUES
G.I Bing-related Search Issues
The Zoom to State feature may return unexpected results. For example, when "California" is entered in
the Go To text field and the map zooms to California, Maryland, entering "CA" instead would return the
state California. Typing "Washington" results in the map zooming to Washington, DC. Typing "New York"
into the Go To text field and the map zooms to New York, NY (not the centroid of the state). There is
potential for other similar issues as well. These issues are inherent with the Bing mapping service and
are not BEACON 2.0 errors.
G.2 Delays in layer visibility
Map elements may take time to load and, therefore, may not be immediately viewable when first
opening the map or upon zooming or panning.
G.3 Layers disappear after subsequent pan or zoom.
This happens because the layer is shown outside of its pre-set visibility scale. Every data layer (e.g.,
states, counties, tribes, beaches, and STORET monitoring locations) has a set scale level that determines
layer visibility. This is done for performance reasons, and to show the more detailed data layers as you
move from a national view.
When zooming to these features using either the Go To search tool or the Zoom button in the pop-up
window on a feature, the feature's data layer will become visible automatically. The logic for when the
data layers are shown using their set scale level is only overridden during this initial zoom from the pop-
up window or from the search tool. When subsequently using the normal navigation functions of pan,
zoom in, zoom out, forward, back, and U.S. View, the data layers turn on and off at their set visibility
scale levels.
As an example, if you are at the U.S. View and you click on the state of California, zooming to the state
from the pop-up window will zoom to a view that shows all the counties in California with active
beaches. In this case, because these counties span the length of California, the view is zoomed out
farther than the preset scale at which county symbology is visible. Once you navigate using a pan or any
other navigation, the normal visibility scales take over.
G.4 Beach features not visible when using Zoom to County.
The size of beach features varies, and some features can be very small. In counties with multiple
beaches, the zoom is determined by the bounding box of all the features in that county boundary. If the
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beaches are spread out, the bounding box that contains these features is large and therefore the scale
will be more zoomed out to be able to fit all the features in the map view. If there are very small
features, they might not be viewable at the county extent.
G.5 Beach features are difficult to identify
If the Imagery basemap is turned on, the green colored beach segments may blend into the background
images. Zooming in closer will make the beaches more apparent on the map. Also, beach segments
might be more visible if the Streets basemap is turned on instead.
G.6 Too many filter values selected for reports
If too many filters are applied, the application will return an error message indicating that fewer
selections should be made.
G.7 Removing selections from the Selected Beaches box
Removing single beaches. The single left arrow will remove the specific item you have added and any of
the additional data pertaining to this item unless there is another item present that applies to the
additional data. For example, if remove a single beach using the single arrow, the state, county, and
beach name will be removed. In the below example, removing "Keller Beach" will also remove "Contra
Costa" and "California". However, if two beaches in Contra Costa had been selected, and you then
removed only one of the beaches, "Contra Costa" and "California" would remain.
Removing groups. Groups of beaches (e.g., a state or county) can be removed using the single arrow,
but note that this only applies if the group was added using an add group procedure. In the example
below, "Oregon" was added as group; thus, all beaches in Oregon would be included in the report.
Removing "Oregon" from the Selected Beaches box using the single arrow will remove this group. Note
that "Contra Costa" and "California" have no bearing on data grouping and are only shown to help the
user identify the selected beach(es) within the Selected Beaches box.
G.8 Reselecting values from Step 2 filters
When after running reports a user comes back to change filter values from under Step 2 - Additional
filtering, but doesn't change anything under Step 1 Location Filter, the values selected before under Step
1 will be lost. The work around is to change selections under Step 2 but also click on Step 1 tab even
though the user doesn't have anything to change and then re-run the reports.
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Exhibit 32. Example Select by State/Tribe/Territory, County, and/or Beach tool.
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G.9 Loading icon issue with Water Quality report
A larger loading icon has been implemented for all BEACON 2.0 reports and this has caused a minor bug
when running the Water Quality report in certain browser versions. When manually changing the report
filter settings or using pagination to view page results greater than fifty, the loading icon stays on the
page.
If this occurs, it is recommended to try using a different browser when accessing the BEACON 2.0
reports for a better user experience. If trying a different browser is not a viable option, executing a page
refresh will remove the loading icon from the page. To refresh the web page, press the F5 key or click
the refresh icon (in Internet Explorer, the refresh icon is located to the right of the URL address in the
top toolbar).
G.10 Data found exceeds maximum row limit with Water Quality report
For the Water Quality report, if the search returns more than 50,000 results, an error message is shown
to filter data more to ensure complete results.
G.ll Linking directly to BEACON reports
Advanced users may wish to link directly to BEACON reports that include desired filters. This can be
accomplished by configuring a custom URL. Below is an example.
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Custom URLs for BEACON APEX Reports -Example for Water Quality Report
This example will produce a URL that links to a filtered Water Quality report. A jurisdiction can, for
example, embed the link in their webpage to display the real-time Water Quality report from BEACON.
Other links to reports can also be constructed (see link to Oracle guidance at end of example).
Example URL:
http://ofmpub.epa.gov/apex/beacon2/f?p=BEACON2:38:0:::RIR:IRIN STATE CODE.IRIN YEAR.IRIN STA
TUS:MD,2013,\Active,Advisory,Closure\
Note: Paste the URL into a browser instead of opening from this document.
Explanation of URL construction:
The URL has been marked with colored highlight, which corresponds to details below.
http://ofmpub.epa.gov/apex/beacon2/f?p=BEACON2:38:0:::RIR:IRIN_STATE_CODE,IRIN_YEAR,IRIN_STA
TUS:MD,2013,\Active,Advisory,Closure\
http://ofmpub.epa.gov/apex/beacon2/f?p=BEACON2 - Consider this portion standard.
:38 - The 38 represents the page number for the Water Quality report. You can see the page
numbers for the other reports by looking at their URLs.
:0:::RIR: - This portion will remain the same for most cases.
The next part lists all the desired filter fields, separated by commas, and then the filter
values, separated by commas. The order of the values should correspond to the order of the
fields. The list of fields and list of values are separated by a colon.
o How to list the fields: IRIN_STATE_CODE,IRIN_YEAR,IRIN_STATUS
The "IR" part is standard. The used is "IN", which is used to specify multiple
values. For simplicity, use this even when specifying only one value. Then, after the
underscore, put the column name (note that an underscore should replace any spaces in
a column name, and there is no space after the comma between column names).
o How to list the values: MD,2013,\Active, Advisory, Closure\
The example specifies multiple values for the Status field; to do so in the URL, place
"\" slashes before and after the values to group them.
Reference:
Advanced Interactive Reporting: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/issue-archive/2010/10-
mar/o20browser-098978.html.
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H. DEFINITIONS
The following definitions are also displayed on the State Summary BEACON 2.0 report:
Action duration: Action duration is based on the times an action begins and ends. One "day" is defined
as: an action lasting less than 24 hours will have a duration of 1 day. Any action lasting 24 hours or more
will have a duration equal to the number of days on which the action occurred. For example, an action
that lasts 26 hours is recorded as a two-day action.
BEACH Act Beaches: BEACH Act refers to the Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health
Act of 2000 which focuses on coastal recreational waters. States/territories provide EPA with a list of
their coastal recreational beaches
Beach actions: Beach-specific advisories or closings issued by the reporting state or local governments.
An action is recorded for a beach even if only a portion of the beach is affected.
Beach days: The number of days in the swim season.
Monitored beaches: Beaches that have monitoring results in WQX/STORET.
Swim season: States indicate to EPA the period of time they consider to be the swim (or recreational)
season for each beach.
Tier 1 beaches: States and territories designate their significant public beaches as Tier 1 beaches
(requirement of BEACH Act grant program). These are the beaches that have the highest risk.
The following definitions are also displayed on the Possible Pollution Sources and Beach Actions
(Advisories and Closures) BEACON 2.0 reports:
RUNOFF: Non-storm related, dryweather runoff
STORM: Storm related, wet-weather runoff
AGRICULTURAL: Agricultural runoff
ALGAE: Algae Sources
BOAT: Boat discharge
CAFO: Concentrated animal feeding operation
CSO: Combined sewer overflow
SSO: Sanitary sewer overflow
POTW: Pubicly-owned treatment works
SEWER LINE: Sewer line leak, blockage, or break
SEPTIC: Septic system leakage
WILDLIFE: Wildlife pollution
OTHER: Other source known but not listed above
UNKNOWN: Source exists but unidentified
E.coli: The name of a microbiological indicator used in freshwater quality sampling to indicate
possible fecal contamination.
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PreEmpt: An abbreviation of "preemptory action" (advisory/closure) that some jurisdictions issue to
inform the public of possible fecal contamination, issued based on past experience, prior to
receiving from the laboratory a confirming water quality sample.
Elev_Bact (elevated bacteria - confirmed by a water quality sample)
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APPENDIX A - EXAMPLES OF BEACON 2.0 REPORTS
Note: Many of these reports were published for states from 1999 through 2012. Please see: EPA's Annual Swimming Season Statistics page
(http://www2.epa.gov/beach-tech/annual-swimming-season-statistics-1999-2012).
Exhibit 33. Action Duration.
State : Ml. Year : 2O10
each Name
beach actions Oavs Under actions of actions of actions of actions of actions arearer
than 30 da
MI001294
MI000359
MI000358
MI000407
MI001380
MI001553
MI001145
MIOOH47
M1000344
Count: 59
< 51 - 59 Of
Krafft Road Beach
Lakeport State Campground
Lake port State Park
Lakeside Beach
Metcalf Road Beach
Washington Street Park
South Haven South Beach
Van Buren State Park Be^ch
Pier Park
ST CLAIR
ST CLAIR
ST CLAIR
ST CLAIR
ST CLAIR
ST CLAIR
VAN BUREN
VAN BUREN
WAYNE
1
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3
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to a page containing a specific row range using the drop down box (seen as Rows 51-59 in the above image) or click the arrows directly under the report to see
the next or previous page of results (seen as "51 - 59 of 59" in the above image).
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Exhibit 34. Beach Profile List.
State Code : Ml, Year : 2014
Beach Name
Status Historical Record Beach Access Owner Access
MI000293 Black River Public Access ALCONA Active N
Public
Public
Count: 1
1 - 1 of 1
First page Rows 1 - 1
"flop of Page
r Last page ,,
Note: Clicking on the magnifying glass shown in the above image will open the report shown in Exhibit 40.
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Note: The exhibit below shows the default Beach Action (Advisories and Closures) report (one line per Action). If the Detailed Report is displayed, click the
( MainReport) button to return to this report.
Exhibit 35. Beach Actions (Advisories and Closures) -1 of 2.
State : FL, County : BAY. Year
2O1O. Beach Id : FL1317O8
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DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
State : FL. County : BAY. Year
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CARL GRAY PARK
CARL GRAY PARK
CARL GRAY PARK
CARL GRAY PARK
CARL GRAY PARK
CARL GRAY PARK
CARL GRAY PARK
CARL GRAY PARK
State : FL. County : BAY. Year
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Count: 3
20 10. Beach Id : FL31 1193
Action Type
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory-
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Count: 8
2O1O. Beach Id : FL4 14684
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H
PANAMA CITY BEACH PIER (EDGEWATER BEACH) Contamination Advisory
Count: 1
FEB-22-2010
JUN-28-2010
JUL-06-2010
Action
Start
Date
MAY-l 7-2010
SEP-27-2010
AUG-09-2010
APR-26-2010
APR-1 2-2010
MAR-22-2010
FEB-1 5-2010
JAN-25-2010
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MAY-24-2010
OCT-04-2010
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MAY-03-2010
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7
7
7
7
7
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ELEV.BACT ENTERO BOAT.STORM.UNKNOWN.WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT FECAL.COL BOAT.STORM.UNKNOWN.WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT ENTERO BOAT.STORM.UNKNOWN.WILDLIFE Y Active
Action Reasons Action Indicator Action Possible Source Reported Status
ELEV.BACT ENTERO.FECAL.COL BOAT,RUNOFF,SSQ,STORM,UNKNOWN,WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT ENTERO BOAT,RUNOFF,SSO,STORM,UNKNOWN,WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT FECAL.COL BOAT,RUNOFF,SSO,STORM,UNKNOWN,WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT ENTERO BOAT,RUNOFF,SSO,STORM,UNKNOWN,WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT ENTERO.OTHER BOAT,RUNOFF,SSO,5TORM,UNKNOWN,WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT ENTERO BOAT.RUNOFF,SSO,STORM,UNKNOWN,WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT ENTERO.OTHER BOAT,RUNOFF,SSO.STORM,UNKNOWN,WILDLIFE Y Active
ELEV.BACT ENTERO BOAT,RUNOFF,SSO,STORM,UNKNOWN,WILDLIFE Y Active
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H
ELEV.BACT ENTERO BOAT.STORM.UNKNOWN.WILDLIFE Y Active
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Note: The exhibit below shows the Detailed version of the Beach Action (Advisories and Closures) report (multiple lines per Action if multiple sources were
possible), shown by clicking the '' ' button on the default version (e.g. Main Report) of the Beach Action (Advisories and Closures) report.
Exhibit 36. Beach Actions (Advisories and Closures) - 2 of 2.
I State : FL, County : BAY, Year : 2010, Beach Id : FL131708
1 Beach NameD
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
DUPONT BRIDGE
Action Type
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory
Contamination Advisory-
Count: 12
Action
FEB-22-201Q
FEB-22-2010
FEB-22-2010
FEB-22-2010
JUL-06-2010
JUL-06-2010
JUL-06-2010
JUL-06-2010
JUN-28-2010
JUN-28-2010
JUN-28-2010
JUN-28-2010
Action
MAR-01-2010
MAR-01-2010
MAR-01-2010
MAR-01-2010
AUG-I 6-2010
AUG-1 6-2010
AUG-1 6-2010
AUG-I 6-2010
JUL-1 2-2010
JUL-1 2-2010
JUL-I2-20IO
JUL-12-2010
Action
7
7
7
7
41
41
41
41
14
14
14
14
248
Action Reasons
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
ELEV.BACT
Action Indicator
ENTERO
ENTERO
ENTERO
ENTERO
ENTERO
ENTERO
ENTERO
ENTERO
FECAL.COL
FECAL. COL
FECAL. COL
FECAL. COL
Action Possible Source
BOAT
STORM
WILDLIFE
UNKNOWN
BOAT
STORM
WILDLIFE
UNKNOWN
BOAT
STORM
WILDLIFE
UNKNOWN
Reported
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
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Y
Y
Y
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Status 1
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Active
Active
Active
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Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
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Exhibit 37. Beach Attributes.
State : Ml, Year : 2010
WAYNE
WAYNE
WAYNE
MIQ00322
MI3Q4746 Crescent Sail Yacht
Club
MIQ00344
Count 3
Pier Park
Public Public
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42.344688
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42.40583
-82974747
-82.887146
-82885597
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42.405281
-82.976677
-82 886955
-82885803
Exhibit 38. Beach Days.
Sute : Ml, Year : 2010
MI000322 Belle lite Beach WAYNE
MI304746 Crescent Sail Yacht Club WAYNE
MI000344 Pier Park WAYNE
Count: 3
97 Y
97 Y
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Exhibit 39. Beach Monitoring Frequency.
State : Ml. Year : 2O1O
MIOOO J22 Belle Isle Beach WAYNE 97 DAYS
MI304746 Crticeni Sail Yacht Club WAYNE 97 DAYS
MI000344 Pier Park WAYNE 97 DAYS
Count: 3
2
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1
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PER.WEEK
PER.WEEK
0
0
0
P|R_WEEK
PER.WEEK
PER.WEEK
186
634
.109
.929
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Exhibit 40. Beach Profile - Details.
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Swim Season Length 98 DAYS
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Exhibit 41. Possible Pollution Sources -1 of 2.
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State : ME, Year : 2013
ME! 87302 Crescent A Beach
ME712895 East End Beach
ME2 75080 Ferry Beach (Scarborough)
ME399101 Kettle Cove Beach
ME428165 Scarborough Beach
ME875929
ME774235
ME806573
ME209288
ME313199
ME419870
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ME309187
ME997054
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Willard Beach
Win slow Park
Hadley Point
Hulls Cove
Sand Beach
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Goodies Beach
Laite Beach
Sandy Beach
Pemaquid Beach
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Exhibit 42. Possible Pollution Sources - 2 of 2.
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Exhibit 43. Example RSS Feed.
BEACON News
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VA152245: LITTLE ISLAND BEACH SOUTH
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Title
Current Advisory Status: No advisory or closure
Query Date: 01/19/2012
Last Reported Advisory Date: None reported
VA197713: CHESAPEAKE BEACH
Current Advisor)' Status: No advisory or closure
Query Date: 01/19/2012
Last Reported Advisory Date; None reported
VA209936: LESNER BRIDGE EAST
Current Advisory Status: No advisory or closure
Query Date: 01/19/2012
Last Reported Advisory Date: None reported
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Exhibit 44. State Summary -1 of 2.
State : Rl, Year : 2003
"CH Monitored
Percent of Total No. of
Beaches
Monitored of Monitored Beaches
No. of Percent of
No. of No. of Percent of
Monitored Monitored Monitored
Monitored
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KENT
NEWPORT
14
WASHINGTON
28
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0 0%
0 0%
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0 0%
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0 0%
0
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Exhibit 45. State Summary - 2 of 2.
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Exh ibit 46. Tier 1 Stats-
- Main Report.
State : MD, Year : 2010
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MD987068
MD248962
MD329490
MD388209
MD599212
MD479102
MD108198
MD982109
MD5069I9
MD961400
MD750554
MD900475
MD451365
MD572S62
MD! 93259
MD668061
Count: 1 6
1 - 16 of 16
Beach Name
Sandy Point State Park East Beach
Sandy Point State Park South Beach
Breezy Point
Elk Neck State Park North East Rii'er
Elm's Beach - Public Beach
Point Lookout State Park
As sate ague State Park
North Beach Site f T (State Park
Boundary)
North Beach Site ^2 (Ranger Station)
Ocean City Beach I
Ocean City Beach 2
Ocean City Beach 3
Ocean City Beach 4
Ocean City Beach 5
Ocean City Beach 6
Oceanside ^3
CountvD
^^^1
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ANNE ARUNDEL
ANNE ARUNDEL
CALVERT
CECIL
ST MARY'S
ST MARY'S
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
WORCESTER
Beach Tier Beach
Rank Length (Mi)
1 .158
1 .448
1 .294
1 .145
1 146
1 .156
1 1.693
1 .309
1 .406
1 2.446
1 1463
1 1.151
1 1.247
1 1.3
1 1.321
1 .352
13.O35
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Monitored?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Swim Season
Monitof Frea
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Count: 16
Swim Season
Monitor Units
PER_MONTH
PER_MONTH
PER.MONTH
PER.MONTH
PER.MONTH
PER.MONTH
PER.MONTH
PER.MONTH
PER.MONTH
PER.WEEK
PER.WEEK
PER.WEEK
PER.WEEK
PER.WEEK
PER_WEEK
PER_MONTH
Beach
Action?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Swim Season
Beach Days
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
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98
98
1568
No. of Days 1
Under Reach 1
Action I
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70
-
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-
-
-
-
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Exhibit 47. Tier 1 Stats - Summary Report.
Year : 20} O, Stale : MD
i County Total Beach
ANNE ARUNDEL
CALVERT
CECIL
ST MARY'S
WORCESTER
1 - 5 of 5
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2
\
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2
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16
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i 00%
10036
100%
100%
100%
Note: In order to access the Tier 1 Stats - Summary Report, click the Summary Report ' Summarv Report ^button on the Tier 1 Stats - Main report. Once viewing
the Tier 1 Stats - Summary Report, you may click the Main Report Main Report i button to return to the Tier 1 Stats - Main report..
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State Code :
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MS356172
MS356172
MS356172
MS356172
MS356172
MS356172
MS356172
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Beach Name Station
Bay St. Louis MS356172
Beach
Bay St. Louis MS356172
Beach
Bay St. Louis MS356172
Beach
Bay St. Louis MS3561 72
Beach
Bay St. Louis MS356172
Beach
Bay St. Louis MS356172
Beach
Bay St. Louis MS356172
Beach
Exhibit 48. Water Quality - 1 of 2.
Station Name County 1
Bay St. Louis HANCOCK
Beach
Bay St. Louis HANCOCK
Beach
Bay St. Louis HANCOCK
Beach
Bay St. Louis HANCOCK
Beach
Bay St. Louis HANCOCK
Beach
Bay St. Louis HANCOCK
Beach
Bay St. Louis HANCOCK
Beach
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2013
23699 12-09-
2013
23669 12-02-
2013
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201 3
23562 11-04-
2013
MS356172 Bay St. Louis MS356172 Bay St. Louis HANCOCK 23552 10-30-
Beach Beach 201 3
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the report loads. For a multiple station report, you must click on the hyperlink in the Station ID column of this report for the station you want to chart. The next
page will display graphs relating to a station ID's water quality data. Note that the chart will exclude non-numerical values from the table (eg.: "<","tnc","nd").
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Exhibit 50. Water Quality Chart.
Notes:
Select the top level of each column of the report to view the field definitions in a. new window (ex. select the Station Name header).
Click on a station ID to see the station's historical sampling results.
The chart will exclude non-numerical values from the table (eg.. "<", "trie", "nd").
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Exhibit 51. Historical Sampling Results Graph.
Historical Sampling Results
Beach Name: ASSATEACUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE
Beach ID: VA800662
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Note: Caps in the result value line may be due to "non-detect" results, please refer back to the results table
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NOTE: The horizontal lines representing the criteria limit values will only show if the jurisdiction has submitted information.
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APPENDIX B - DETAILED REVISION HISTORY
User's
Guide
Version
1.0
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02/14/2013
02/14/2013
02/14/2013
02/14/2013
02/14/2013
02/14/2013
02/14/2013
02/14/2013
Description of Changes
Initial version.
National List of Beaches report - Added a new section to the User's Guide
describing how to use the new National List of Beaches report (refer to Section 0).
WQ report note about navigation to charts - Added a note to the Water Quality
report that when clicking on a station ID, the Water Quality charts will show up
next. Screenshots for Water Quality report were updated to reflect the change.
BEACON 2.0 Report Description changes - Minor text changes to the Description for
several of the BEACON Reports on Step 3.
Fixed a typo on the About BEACON page (line 2 "state-reported2").
Water Quality report filtering fix - There were a few states being filtered out of the
Water Quality report that needed to be fixed, including NH, NY, FL and AS. This was
fixed and removed from the User's Guide under the "Known Issues" section.
Most recent report option - The most recent report option was updated to show
the latest record for each beach id regardless of which year is selected. Text was
updated to reflect this change in section D.2.
Water Quality report date formats - Water Quality report date format was changed
to year-month-day format. Screenshots for Water Quality report were updated to
reflect the change.
A new report option was added to several BEACON 2.0 reports, 'Total of all
Jurisdictions". Text was updated to reflect this change in Section D.2.
Screenshot for Possible Pollution Sources report was updated to reflect addition
of" Algae" column.
Minor text additions were added to the User's Guide mentioning historical beaches
in the Step 1 - Location Filters and Step 2 - Additional Filtering sections.
Updated screenshot for National List of Beaches to reflect changes ("Year" filter
was removed; scrollbar was added).
Mapping for the GU, CNMI and AS jurisdictions was completed. Therefore, the text
mentioning this issue was removed from the User's Guide under the "Known
Issues" section.
A larger loading icon was implemented for all BEACON 2.0 reports, which causes a
minor bug in the Water Quality report. This is reflected in the User's Guide under
the "Known Issues" section.
Removed the following note located below the map on the "Find a Beach" tab -
Note: Mapping is still in process for the following jurisdictions: GU, CNMI, AS. A new
screenshot was added to reflect this change.
Removed the following note located next to the list for "Select by Great
Waterbody" under "Step 1 - Location Filter" tab - Note: Currently there are issues
with data showing up for certain Great Waterbodies which will be fixed in an
upcoming BEACON 2.0 patch.
Added to show the new Water Quality report chart.
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02/14/2013
02/14/2013
02/14/2013
07/01/2013
07/01/2013
07/01/2013
07/01/2013
11/20/2014
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11/20/2014
11/20/2014
11/20/2014
Description of Changes
Added Note under the Water Quality report chart screenshot.
Removed "Not Reporting" option from "Select by Miscellaneous Filters" section
under "Step 2 - Additional Filtering". The screenshot for Exhibit 17 was updated to
reflect this change.
Added G.8 - Reselecting values from Step 2 filters under Known Issues section
regarding the bug found while setting Beacon Report Step 2 filters.
Added additional definitions from the Possible Pollution Sources and Beach Actions
(Advisories and Closures) reports to Definitions section.
Added screenshots to display the Tier 1 Stats - Summary Report.
Revised note underneath Action Duration report screenshot to describe how to use
the navigation arrows beneath the report to see the next and previous page of
results.
Updated screenshot and added note for the National List of Beaches county level
page.
Revised descriptions for the Beach Actions (Advisories and Closures) and Beach
Days reports in
Updated screenshot of map legend under "B.2 Symbology for BEACON 2.0
Elements"; changed "No report status" to "Dormant".
Updated the definition of "Action Duration".
Updated screenshot to display the new Tier 1 Stats Summary report.
Updated screenshot to display added columns in Beach Profile report.
Added issue to Known Issues section regarding 50,000 record-limit for Water
Quality report.
Updated screenshots to reflect updated and removed columns in Water Quality
report.
Updated screenshot to reflect updated breadcrumb and removed pagination
section in National List of Beaches -- County Level page.
Updated screenshot to reflect updated breadcrumb, hidden fields (Season start and
end dates) in Beach Profile details page.
Updated screenshots to reflect updated page title and page template for National
List of Beaches home page.
Made text edits to National List of Beaches section.
Updated screenshot for Beach Profile details report to reflect updated "WQS
Criteria Names and Values", "Local Action Decision Procedures" and "Advisories"
(Possible Pollution Sources field) sections.
Updated screenshots to reflect updated Possible Pollution Sources report.
Updated web page links.
Added issue to Known Issues section regarding how to create custom URLs for
BEACON reports..
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