But with precious few weeks of beach season left , now is not the time to avoid sand and surf like the plague . New study ranked 200 U.S. beaches according to water quality tests . Delaware , Ocean City and Virginia have the cleanest beach water . Maryland , Maryland , consistently ranks as one of the best for water quality . Ocean City in Fairview Beach consistently ranks as 200 of the worst .
New study ranked 200 U.S. beaches according to water quality tests . Delaware , Ocean City and Virginia have the cleanest beach water . Maryland , Maryland , consistently ranks as one of the best for water quality . Ocean City in Fairview Beach consistently ranks as 200 of the worst .