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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Lynn, Tricia [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=D8747BA49CDE485EA4AC58DBF09C3DCD-TRICIA SLUSSER] 10/18/2017 6:56:15 PM Joshua Learn { x!"i RE: Fecal waters Hi Joshua-- If attributing, please attribute to "an EPA spokesperson:" In 2016, the most recent complete year that EPA has data reported by states/territories/tribes whose coastal recreation waters are covered by the BEACH Act, 1,425 out of more than 6,000 coastal beaches in the U.S. were closed or had advisories at least once during the year. However, as a whole, monitored beaches across the country were open and without any advisories 94 percent of the time. Since 2002, the national percentage of beach days without beach closures or advisories has ranged between 93 and 96 percent. This information can be found in EPA's Beach Advisory and Closing Online Notification (BEACON) system (https://watersgeo.epa.gov/beacon2/). Best, Tricia Tricia Lynn Office of Public Affairs U.S. EPA Office: 202.564.2615 From: Joshua Learn j Ex. 6 Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 2:23 AM To: Lynn, Tricia <iynn.fricia@epa.gov> Subject: Fecal waters Hello Tricia, I'm writing an article on water contamination from human feces for Hakai Magazine and was looking for some information about how many beaches are closed in the U.S. every year due to fecal contamination in the water. Do you guys have statistics on this? I've attached the study I'm writing about here. It would be great to hear back from you by Wednesday on this. Thanks and best, Joshua Rapp Learn rReporter ..~.Ex. 6..... i________________________________________________ Twitter: @JoshuaLearnl Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00009635-00001 Sierra Club v. E P A 18cv3472 N DCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00009635-00002