Hampered in part by winter storms, water quality declined at beaches across California in 2023-24, according to an annual report released Wednesday by an…
released Wednesday by an environmental group, which placed the Tijuana River Mouth in the top spot on its dreaded"Beach Bummer" list.assigns letter grades of A through F to beaches based on bacterial pollution levels. The report rates 700 Pacific Coast beaches stretching from Washington to Baja.According to the report, 89% of California beaches received A or B grades during the dry-weather summer months, a 6% decline from last year.
"Eighty-nine percent of California beaches were safe to swim at during summer 2023, but we are still seeing water quality impacts from record- breaking storms, urban runoff and sewage spills," Tracy Quinn, Heal the Bay's CEO and president, said in a statement."California's 20th century water infrastructure was not designed to address the challenges faced by climate change in the 21st century.
Toxic Tide: Chula Vista elementary students ask federal leaders to address cross-border sewage crisis "Enhancements are underway, including the U.S. EPA-funded upgrades to the Punta Bandera treatment plant and the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plan. Heal the Bay advises against swimming at these beaches until the upgrades are completed, which may take a decade or more," the group added.
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