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Santa Monica Pier, Surfrider, Doheny Beaches all earn ‘Beach Bummer’ status from Heal the Bay

Posted by: Maven on May 20, 2009 at 1:31 pm

From the Los Angeles Times:

Santa Monica Pier and Surfrider Beach in Malibu earned spots on Heal the Bay’s dreaded “Beach Bummer” list as the nonprofit group today issued its annual report card on water quality. They were among the 10 worst of 23 state beaches that received an “F” grade for pollution.

Los Angeles County had the worst overall beach water quality in California last year, according to Heal the Bay’s 19th annual beach report card.

Overall dry-weather water quality in L.A. County for 2008-09 fell slightly below the county’s five-year average, the group said, with a handful of chronically polluted beaches in Malibu, Santa Monica, Avalon and Long Beach dragging down overall results.

Besides Santa Monica Pier and Surfrider, other beaches in the county that made the bummer list were Avalon Harbor Beach on Catalina Island, Cabrillo Beach (harborside), Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach and the city of Long Beach at the Los Angeles River outlet.

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May 20, 2009 · Filed Under Oceans & Beaches

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One Response to “Santa Monica Pier, Surfrider, Doheny Beaches all earn ‘Beach Bummer’ status from Heal the Bay”

  1. mack on June 23rd, 2009 3:27 am

    Thanks for sharing this post. Malibu is beautiful place. There are many beaches in Malibu like Escondido beach, Zuma Beach, Lechuza Beach. You can go for shopping in Malibu plaza, impressive auditorium. For more details refer http://www.journeyidea.com/exotic-diamond-beaches-of-malibu/

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