Beach Water Quality Report, September 5
Water quality at most beaches in San Diego County is safe for recreational use. However, signs warning of contaminated water are posted at the following locations:
Closures: These beaches are closed to water contact due to sewage spills that may impact recreational waters. (none)
Advisories: Water contact should be avoided at the following beaches due to bacterial levels that exceed health standards:
Status Since: Sept 1997
Reason: On-going contamination by harbor seals
Pacific Beach
Station: P.B. Point, inside cove to 150’ N&S
Status Since: July 31
Reason: bacterial levels in monitoring exceed health standards. Enterococci Geomean
Mission Beach
Station: West end of Mission Bay Drive (Belmont Park) 150’ N & S.
Status Since: Sept 3
Reason: bacterial levels in monitoring exceed health standards. Enterococci SSM
SSM –most recent sample exceeds single sample max
30 day Geomean standard – uses data from 5 or more samples
For beaches next to storm drains, rivers, and lagoon outlets:
Avoid contact with runoff and recreational waters within at least 75 feet from where runoff enters ocean waters during dry weather. An epidemiological study has correlated urban runoff to an increased risk of illness among ocean users near these outlets.
Call the DEH Beach & Bay Water Quality hotline at 619-338-2073 for updated information, or log onto the DEH web site at www.sdcounty.ca.gov/deh/lwq/beachbay. To see a map of monitoring stations and locations under warning for water contact, log on to www.beaches911.org , and select San Diego County.
Re-opened: Field measurements indicate these waters are now safe for recreational use. Signs have been removed at the following locations:
U.S./Mexico border to north end of Imperial Beach. Status Since: Sept 5
Shellfish Quarantine. There is quarantine on mussel consumption due to risk of PSP or domoic acid poisoning for mussels taken from all coastal waters in California. For more information on the shellfish quarantine call 800-553-4133.
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