Two New Jersey legislators held a press conference in Belmar last week to underscore the importance of improved water quality testing to make ocean waters safer for swimmers.

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who coauthored the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act (BEACH Act) 11 years ago, held a press conference Aug. 17 at Taylor Pavilion to promote new legislation that would strengthen standards set in the original bill.