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programs. Billions of dollars are generated each year from coastal tourism. (See 

 attached table). Investing in clean water protects the communities and economies which 

 depend on coastal tourism for revenues and jobs. Moreover, only a small portion of 

 these revenues would be needed to create an effective beach protection program in each 

 state. 



NRDC's report examined the costs of monitoring and public notification programs and 

 found that the costs are reasonable, indeed modest, given the economic emd recreational 

 interests at stake. The following are costs of several reasonably comprehensive state and 

 county programs: 



* Orange, Los Angeles, and Santa Cruz counties in California spent a total of 

 $440,000 to monitor 164 miles, at an average cost of $2,683 per mile. 



* Nine municipalities along Connecticut's coastline spent a total of $37,600 to 

 monitor 27.4 miles of beaches, at an average cost of $1,372 per mile. 



* The state of Delaware spent a total of $35,000 to monitor 32 miles of beaches, at 

 an average cost of $1,094 per mile. 



* The state of New Jersey spent a total of $200,000 to monitor all 127 miles of 

 ocean and bay coastline, at an average cost of $1,575 per mile. 



* Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau counties in New York spent a total of $300,000 

 to monitor 40 miles of beaches, at an average cost of $7,500 per mile. 



* The National Park Service spent a total of $20,000 to monitor 37 miles of 

 Assateague Island National Seashore (AINS), at an average cost of $541 per mile. 



* The City of St. Petersburg, Florida spent a total of $7,460 to monitor 3 miles of 

 beaches, at an average cost of $2,487 per mile. 



NRDC's report recommends strengthening of the Clean Water Act to address key 

 sources of beach water contamination, such as polluted stormwater runoff and combined 



