Statewide ‘Honor Roll’ shrinks to just two beaches, while two in LA County and one in Orange County make ‘Beach Bummer’ list. Local rivers fair worse.
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Still, Ginger pointed at the high number of storm drain outfalls dotting the marina, saying, “I think a lot more can be done to improve water quality there.” Runoff from a storm drain flows directly onto Poche Beach in Dana Point, CA, on Monday, June 12, 2023. The beach is on Heal the Bay’s Beach Bummer list.
Hundreds of people cool off in the Santa Ana River on a sunny afternoon near the corner of 64th and Downey streets in Jurupa Valley Sunday , Aug. 6, 2017. The culprit is a storm channel that collects polluted runoff and discharges directly into the surf zone along the Orange County-owned beach. More than a decade ago, the county partnered with the city of San Clemente to build a small, $3 million plant to treat runoff from the channel before it discharges to the ocean.
Capturing runoff water and using it to support habitat for wildlife or recreational space for residents — as Los Angeles County does with its Safe, Clean Water Program — was a top request from Heal the Bay, per Ginger. The change also is in line with recent recommendations from the Orange County Grand Jury, which said in a“We really think that needs to be how we address water quality,” Ginger said. “We shouldn’t be thinking at the level of those outfalls on the beach.
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