Coastal Blog — Illness
December 02 2012
EPA updates recreational water quality criteria
Blue Water Task Force Water Quality Illness
The EPA has released its 2012 water quality criteria recommendations for protecting human health in all coastal and non-coastal recreational waters.
December 01 2012
Sewage still a problem post-Sandy
The New York Times reported this week that since Superstorm Sandy hit a month ago, hundreds of millions of gallons of raw and partly raw sewage from crippled treatment plants have flowed into waterways in New York and New Jersey, exposing flaws in the region’s wastewater infrastructure that will take…
August 31 2012
Doheny - The Plot Thickens
As practically any surfer in southern California knows, there has been a long-running problem with poor water quality at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point. Doheny has made NRDC's "Beach Bummer" list for several years straight and routinely gets Ds or Fs on Heal the Bay's Beach Report Card. Despite…
August 07 2012
Sick at the Beach: The Ocean Illness Reporting Tool
Blue Water Task Force Water Quality Illness
Have you ever gotten sick after visiting the beach? Now there’s a place to share your story and see where others are getting sick.
March 19 2012
3 Steps to Fund Water Quality Monitoring
We have an opportunity this week (March 19th) to urge our Senators to support New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg in asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to restore funding for water quality monitoring. Here are the 3 easy steps to encourage your Senator to join him.
February 15 2012
Obama to end beach water quality monitoring?
Blue Water Task Force Water Quality Illness
By defunding the Beach Grant Program, the Obama Administration is about to put you and your kids at risk next time you swim in the ocean.
February 06 2012
Safer to Play in the Sand? Maybe Not
Some parents concerned about exposing their children to polluted water at the beach may advise their kids to stay on the beach and play in the sand. According to a new EPA study, that may not always protect them from getting sick. Testing at beaches in Alabama and Rhode Island,…
January 18 2012
New Beach Water Quality Standards?
Blue Water Task Force Water Quality Illness
As surfers, swimmers and beach goers we rely on water quality monitoring to know if it is safe to go into the ocean. That monitoring relies on water quality standards to determine your risk of getting sick. EPA has reassessed those standards, and Surfrider is weighing in on them.
October 14 2011
Harmful Algal Bloom Bill Introduced in the Senate
The Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011 (S.1701) was introduced by Senators Olympia Snowe (D-ME) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) yesterday to address the problem of Harmful Algal Blooms (commonly known as "HABs") that are making our coasts and oceans increasingly harmful to public health.…
October 06 2011
First Flush: Just How Dirty is That Water?
The West Coast had its first big rain storm of the year this week, dumping several inches in places and breaking rainfall records in L.A. This "first flush" makes our beach waters very dirty and can make you sick.
October 27 2010
Beach Monitoring in CA Survives Budget Cuts for 1 More Year
October 05 2010
Beach monitoring in CA suffers from budget cuts: Part 2
September 03 2010
Beach monitoring in CA suffers from budget cuts
August 03 2010
NRDC Testing the Waters 2010 featuring Hawaii
June 09 2010
Public Notification of Water Quality Results
April 22 2010
