Carolina Beach Certified As Clean and Healthy “Blue Wave Beach” By Clean Beaches Council

Visiting a beach is among the top activities of summer travelers, according to the Travel Industry Association of America. This is one reason why Carolina Beach, a coastal North Carolina town that welcomes visitors year-round, is especially pleased to announce that it has once again received designation as a Clean Beaches Council (CBC) Blue Wave Beach. 2005 marks the third consecutive year that Carolina Beach is among the CBC’s annual list of beaches that have been officially certified as ‘clean and healthy’ according to the organization’s standards and criteria.

The annual list of Blue Wave Beaches shines a spotlight on our nation’s cleanest beaches. Now in its seventh year, the non-profit Clean Beaches Council runs the most comprehensive, national environmental beach certification program in the country. The Blue Wave Campaign is a voluntary program open to rural and resort beaches and helps beach communities provide cleaner, healthier environments for families and tourists who vacation there. Certified Blue Wave beaches must meet a set of rigorous health and safety standards that includes criteria for water quality, beach and inter-tidal conditions, safety, services, habitat conservation, erosion management, public information and education.

Beaches that apply and meet these criteria receive the Blue Wave flag, which is prominently displayed. Carolina Beach (www.CarolinaBeachGetaway.com) proudly displays its Blue Wave flag in front of the Police & Municipal Complex (Town Hall) located at 1121 N. Lake Park Blvd. in Carolina Beach. And the CBC Blue Wave logo is posted on the homepage of the website.

“Visitors seek out clean, healthy environments for their vacations. Recognition as a Blue Wave Beach offers a third-party ‘stamp of approval’ for Carolina Beach, a coastal town that is committed to maintaining a clean beach,” states Judith Grizzel, President/CEO of the New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority.

For more information on the Clean Beaches Council, please visit www.cleanbeaches.org

For a Free Visitors Guide for Historic Wilmington and North Carolina’s Cape Fear Coast and for information on events, restaurants, package deals, etc., please call 1-866-266-9690 or visit the website www.gocapefearcoast.com

July 29, 2005   Posted in: United States SouthEast