Heal the Bay’s 2024 ‘Beach Report Card’ highlights link between rain, ocean health

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Heal the Bay’s 2024 ‘Beach Report Card’ highlights link between rain, ocean health
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A dozen beaches in Southern California made the nonprofit’s ‘Honor Roll,’ more than last year.

While most of Orange County received passing grades for water quality, raw sewage getting into the ocean was a major concern. The Laguna Beach coastline was closed to swimmers and surfers because of a sewage spill in Nov., 2023. issued Wednesday, July 17, is a number that’s critical to the health of ocean lovers of every stripe, from surfers who hit the waves every day to toddlers learning to swim and splash in ocean lagoons: 38 million.

“Water quality is really becoming a climate story,” said Annelisa Moe, Heal the Bay’s associate director of science and policy.During routine rains, runoff flows from the region’s largely paved and cemented landscape into sewer and drainage systems, eventually winding up in the ocean. That happens every year and tends to make the local ocean less-than-pristine for brief periods during and after a rain event.

It’s still unclear what the recent cycle might mean for the long-term health of the ocean and local rivers. Moe, who enjoys SCUBA diving off Catalina and visiting tidepools in Malibu, said she’s confident that the vast majority of swimming spots, regionally, are clean and safe during the periods when most people use the water.But conditions change during and after the rain, particularly in Los Angeles County, according to Heal the Bay. Two in three beaches in the county earned A or B grades during rain storms, and only 37% earned similar grades in the days just after big rains in the winter.

“If we’re able to capture stormwater and re-use it, that’s great. But, from a pollution aspect, it’s important to capture it where it falls through parks and other green spaces,” she added.The Heal the Bay report card also found that two stretches of ocean in Los Angeles County – Marina del Rey Mother’s Beach and the water under the Santa Monica Pier – rate as “Beach Bummers,” because they show high bacteria counts during dry, wet and post-storm conditions.

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