The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year  2015-16 

MEASUREMENTS  - Data last updated on: 

WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING

WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT

TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Data Source: Beach Watch Database. Period: July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. Extracted in June 2009.
• Unit of Measure: Number of beaches (number), beach length (in miles), swim season number of potential beach days (days), swim season number of potential beach mile days (beach mile days).
• Data Definitions Number of beaches: The count of beaches as determined in the Beach Watch database. Beach length: The sum of the length of every coastal beach. Swim season: April 1 through October 31. Number of potential beach days: the sum of all days a beach could be open in a regular calendar year. Number of potential beach mile days: The result of multiplying the length of each beach by the number of potential beach days.
• References: Information on the Beach program
  Public reports and data from the BEACH WATCH Database

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( Page last updated:  5/16/16 )