Does anyone know of a good site to check the water quality at Cal beaches? I know alot of the beaches in SoCal are closed due to the sewage run-off, but I was wondering how far north it goes?
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Rick,
That's a great question. The only site I know of is SurRider Foundation's Rashguard.org site. They've added current beach water quality info.
They also publish some current water quality test reports. They're not comprehensive reports (select beaches only ); nor are they real time (some reports can be several days old). Check out :
http://www.surfrider.org/waterquality/
That's a great question. The only site I know of is SurRider Foundation's Rashguard.org site. They've added current beach water quality info.
They also publish some current water quality test reports. They're not comprehensive reports (select beaches only ); nor are they real time (some reports can be several days old). Check out :
http://www.surfrider.org/waterquality/
dpbishop
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Earth 911 shows beach closings at this site:
http://www.earth911.org/waterquality/index.asp?cluster=0
They cover San Diego, San Francisco, Marin & San Mateo counties.
http://www.earth911.org/waterquality/index.asp?cluster=0
They cover San Diego, San Francisco, Marin & San Mateo counties.
kelpmermaid
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There is also:
http://www.healthebay.org/brc/statemap.asp
For LA County, there are also links for water quality/beach closures on www.watchthewater.com
Oh, and speaking of recent events, ugh...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/l...951.story?page=1&coll=la-headlines-california
http://www.healthebay.org/brc/statemap.asp
For LA County, there are also links for water quality/beach closures on www.watchthewater.com
Oh, and speaking of recent events, ugh...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/l...951.story?page=1&coll=la-headlines-california
The County sources are:
LA County Health Department: http://lapublichealth.org/phcommon/public/eh/rechlth/ehrecocdata.cfm
Orange County Health Department: http://www.ochealthinfo.com/regulatory/ocean/beach.htm
LA County Health Department: http://lapublichealth.org/phcommon/public/eh/rechlth/ehrecocdata.cfm
Orange County Health Department: http://www.ochealthinfo.com/regulatory/ocean/beach.htm
OP
Thanks everyone. there is good info on these sites. Just what I was looking for.
veek
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If you want info for Santa Barbara County...
here is the status for the beaches:
http://www.sbcphd.org/ehs/oceanmn.htm
...and the raw data:
http://www.sbcphd.org/ehs/oceandata.htm
here is the status for the beaches:
http://www.sbcphd.org/ehs/oceanmn.htm
...and the raw data:
http://www.sbcphd.org/ehs/oceandata.htm
scubapro5
Contributor
Has anyone been down by the SMB beaches and if so is there a bad odor?
kelpmermaid
Contributor
I thought about walking over to Hermosa on Monday, but decided against it. Some things I just don't need to know firsthand.
OP
kelpmermaid:
That is true.
The beaches are open again, already. I am diving up at Deer Creek this weekend, and on the Motivation boat dive next Sat. That should be enough time to clear the floaters out of there.
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