BAY WATCH
Heal the Bay released its annual beach report card. The beaches of Santa Monica Bay are generally clean enough to swim in, if bathers take a few precautions: Stay away from storm drains and piers and don’t swim within three days of rain. An “A” grade indicates the cleanest sectors of the bay. “F” areas should be avoided. Heal the Bay uses data collected by the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.
Water testing Locations Grade Zuma Beach A Latigo Shore Drive B Malibu Lagoon, West Side A Malibu Lagoon, East Side D Mouth of Las Flores Creek A Topanga Beach A Santa Monica Storm Drain 50 yds. south F Santa Monica Pier 100 yds. south D Ashland Storm Drain 50 yds. south C Venice Beach A Marina del Rey Beach C L.A. County Fire Dock D Ballona Creek F Imperial Highway Storm Drain B Redondo Pier, 100 yards north C Redondo Pier 100 yards south D
Source: Heal the Bay
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