State Swimming Area Water Quality Report
Water Quality Information Line: 1-866-287-2757 (Toll Free)
Updated on - Thursday, September 01, 2022
ShorelineLocationStatus
Hammonasset Beach State Park  Guarded Beach Follow us on TwitterMadisonOPEN
Rocky Neck State Park  Guarded Beach Follow us on TwitterNianticOPEN
Sherwood Island State Park  Guarded swimming at East Beach only Follow us on TwitterWestportOPEN
Silver Sands State Park  Guarded BeachMilfordOPEN
 


Note: Water quality information is updated Friday afternoon and then again starting on Mondays. For the most up-to-date information on the status of beaches over the weekend, please call the Water Quality Report Information Line at 1-866-CTPARKS.


    Park has guarded beach


Indicator bacteria are not disease causing pathogens, but are one of the tools used by public health and environmental protection authorities to evaluate potential for contamination of waterbodies.


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Note:
  Municipal Beaches are not included in this list.  Local health departments conduct water quality monitoring and testing at municipal swim areas.  For information on water quality at municipal beaches, please contact the local health department.

 This program is a partnership between DEEP and DPH and supported, in part, by a grant under the Environmental Protection Agency Beach Act