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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

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Healthy Beaches

Environmental Health Services

Coastal beach water samples are collected bi-monthly by the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County and are analyzed for enterococcus. High concentrations of these bacteria may indicate the presence of microorganisms that could cause disease, infections, or rashes. Environmental Health is responsible for issuing health advisories or warnings when these conditions are confirmed. Sampling is conducted bi-weekly from the first week of March to the last week of September.

All sample results are posted on the Florida Healthy Beaches Program website.

Map of Brevard County Beach Sampling Locations

The sampling sites are:  SP 2 Jetty Park, SP 3 Cocoa Beach Pier, SP 6 Pelican Beach Park, SP 7 Paradise Beach Park, SP 9 Spessard Holland North, and SP 10 Sebastian Inlet North.
*We no longer sample SP 1 Canaveral National Sea Shore and SP 5 Patrick AFB North because they are federal property. We also no longer sample SP 4 Cocoa Beach - Minutemen Cswy and SP 8 Indialantic Boardwalk

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Beach Advisory and Closing Online Notification (BEACON) system to provide the public a database of pollution occurrences for coastal recreation waters. To review nationwide beach advisories, closures, and sample results please visit:  http://watersgeo.epa.gov/beacon2/.