The International Joint Commission's (IJC) Health Professionals Advisory Board and the Great Lakes Beach Association are collaborating on a Public Health Initiative to assess the bi-national extent, experience and effects of Beach Sanitary Surveys (USA)/Environmental Health and Safety Surveys (CANADA) in the Great Lakes. We are seeking to determine to what extent routine and annual environmental survey activities are performed at Great Lakes Beaches.
Thanks for taking the time to share with us your current and past annual beach survey activities.
If you have any questions, or would prefer to explore these questions over the phone, please contact Gabrielle Parent-Doliner, who is leading this research effort, at
gabrielleparent@gmail.comTerms
Beach Sanitary Survey: A sanitary survey is a method created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for investigating the sources of fecal contamination to a water body. Beach Sanitary Surveys are conducted annually.
Environmental Health and Safety Survey: Conducted annually by beach managers, the Environmental Health and Safety Survey is the “blueprint for designing and implementing an effective risk management plan for recreational waters.” (Part 1, Section 2.0 of the Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality (2012).
Routine field survey: Also know as routine, on-site sanitary surveys. These surveys are collected every time a beach manager collects recreational water quality samples at a beach.
