Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 1.djvu/910

 114 STAT. 874 PUBLIC LAW 106-284—OCT. 10, 2000 "(3) the frequency and location of monitoring and assessment of coastal recreation waters based on— "(A) the periods of recreational use of the waters; "(B) the nature and extent of use during certain periods; "(C) the proximity of the waters to known point sources and nonpoint sources of pollution; and "(D) any effect of storm events on the waters; "(4)(A) the methods to be used for detecting levels of pathogens and pathogen indicators that are harmful to human health; and "(B) the assessment procedures for identifying short-term increases in pathogens and pathogen indicators that are harmful to human health in coastal recreation waters (including increases in relation to storm events); "(5) measures for prompt communication of the occurrence, nature, location, pollutants involved, and extent of any exceeding of, or likelihood of exceeding, applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators to— "(A) the Administrator, in such form as the Administrator determines to be appropriate; and "(B) a designated official of a local government having jurisdiction over land adjoining the coastal recreation waters for which the failure to meet applicable standards is identified; "(6) measures for the posting of signs at beaches or similar points of access, or functionally equivalent communication measures that are sufficient to give notice to the public that the coastal recreation waters are not meeting or are not expected to meet applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators; and "(7) measures that inform the public of the potential risks associated with water contact activities in the coastal recreation waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards. Deadline. "(d) FEDERAL AGENCY PROGRAMS.— Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section, each Federal agency that has jurisdiction over coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public shall develop and implement, through a process that provides for public notice and an opportunity for comment, a monitoring and notification program for the coastal recreation waters that— "(1) protects the public health and safety; "(2) is consistent with the performance criteria published under subsection (a); Reports. "(3) includes a completed report on the information specified in subsection (b)(3)(A), to be submitted to the Administrator; and "(4) addresses the matters specified in subsection (c). Public "(e) DATABASE. — The Administrator shall establish, maintain, information. and make available to the public by electronic and other means a national coastal recreation water pollution occurrence database that provides— "(1) the data reported to the Administrator under subsections (b)(3)(A)(i) and (d)(3); and "(2) other information concerning pathogens and pathogen indicators in coastal recreation waters that—

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