07 Nov, 2009
California Beach Report Card this Week
Posted by: Beach Reporter In: beaches| california
How is your ocean water quality this week? If you step into the Pacific Ocean on a California beach, you really need to check the quality to make sure you won’t get sick. Last week saw a high number of closures and this week hasn’t really gone down much. Let’s see if the same spots continue to be hot spots for sewage, fecal matter, and other such items tested by the Healthebay.org.
The Good: Long Beach is off the list this week after a sewage spill plagued the areas around the Belmont Memorial Pier and downtown. Lots of people Kiteboard and jetski there…plus there’s a dog beach where the pooches could get sick. It’s a go for now!
Not so Good: San Mateo County Kiteboard joined the “F” list, Rockaway Beach in Pacifica is on there now, portions of Jalama and Gaviota beaches in Santa Barabara County are getting F’s, and Monterey Municipal Beach, Mission Bay’s Campland in San Diego, and even the beach by Little River in Mendocino County are suffering this week. May the week ahead bring clean waters!
Avalon Beach is still on the list–seems like it has been all year practically that this Catalina hot spot has suffered. It’s always the same spot, too!
- Avalon Beach- btw. Pier & Busy Bee (1/3 distance) F dry, F wet; Avalon Beach- btw. Pier & Busy Bee Rest (2/3 distance) Los Angeles County
- Baker Beach, Lobos Creek San Francisco County
- Cabrillo Beach - harborside at restrooms Los Angeles County
- Candlestick Point, Jackrabbit Beach San Francisco County
- Colorado Lagoon, south Los Angeles County
- Cowell Beach west edge of Dream Inn Santa Cruz County
- Cowell Beach, west of the wharf Santa Cruz County
- Dana Point- Doheny Beach, north of San Juan Creek; San Juan Creek, ocean interface; Doheny Beach - 3000′ south of outfall Orange County
- Gaviota State Beach at Canada de las Cruces Santa Barbara County
- Hare Creek Mendocino County
- Jalama Beach at Jalama Creek Santa Barbara County
- Kiteboard Beach San Mateo County
- Main Beach Lifeguard Tower 2 Santa Cruz County
- Marina del Rey, Mothers’ Beach - playground area; Mothers’ Beach- between lifeguard and dock; Mothers’ Beach- lifeguard tower Los Angeles County
- Mission Bay, Campland (west of Rose Creek); Vacation Isle North Cove Beach San Diego County
- Monterey Municipal Beach (at the commercial wharf)* Monterey County
- Moonstone County Park (Little River State Beach) Humboldt County
- Pleasure Point Beach Santa Cruz County
- Redondo Municipal Pier - south side Los Angeles County
- Rockaway Beach at Calera Creek San Mateo County
- San Clemente - Poche Beach Orange County
- Santa Cruz Main Beach at the Wharf Santa Cruz County
- Santa Monica Municipal Pier Los Angeles County
- Solstice Canyon at Dan Blocker County Beach Los Angeles County
- Stillwater Cove, at Beach and Tennis Club Monterey County
- Stinson Beach, South Marin County
- Torrance Beach at Avenue I drain Los Angeles County
- Venice Beach at Windward Ave. drain Los Angeles County
