Water Quality Lab Along Coast Sought
The local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is pressing for a water quality lab on the San Mateo County coast to trace sources of water contamination.
The group is asking the county to clean up the coastline, which includes a number of public beaches. In August, the county was at the top of an annual list of California coastal areas that had experienced beach closures or warnings because of contamination.
The county has been monitoring the waters since the 1960s. County Environmental Health Director Dean Peterson said no one has been able to pinpoint the sources of the pollution.
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