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Santa Monica Bay water is improved; Report finds `bay is cleaner,’ beaches safer for swimmers

Posted by: Maven on January 12, 2010 at 3:33 pm

From the Los Angeles Daily News:

“The Santa Monica Bay’s dry-weather water quality record has improved and some habitats have rebounded since the release of a report five years ago on the bay’s environmental health.

But the latest analysis of the waters off the South Bay coastline points to some lingering problems, including contaminated seafood, threatened fish populations and pollution caused by wet weather discharges.

Those are among the highlights in the 2010 State of the Bay Report, a comprehensive document prepared by the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, and that this year offers a mix of good and bad news. Updated every five years, the report will be discussed at length Wednesday at an all-day conference at Loyola Marymount University in Westchester.

“The bay is cleaner, the beaches are safer for swimming, and some key habitats … are protected now,” said Shelley Luce, the commission’s executive director. … “

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January 12, 2010 · Filed Under Southern California

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