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Report Card: Overall water quality at beaches in L.A. County improves

A swimmer plies the waters off Long Beach, where 93% of the beach sites monitored earned A and B grades during the summer of 2011, up from 27% the previous year, according to the annual report card compiled by Heal the Bay.

A swimmer plies the waters off Long Beach, where 93% of the beach sites monitored earned A and B grades during the summer of 2011, up from 27% the previous year, according to the annual report card compiled by Heal the Bay.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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The water at 82% of Los Angeles County’s beaches earned solid A or B grades in Heal the Bay’s annual Beach Report Card, but many of the state’s most polluted shores continue to be in the county.
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A kayaker paddles between boats at Bayshore Lagoon in Long Beach. The city has undertaken a series of projects to repair its sewer system and divert and disinfect storm runoff.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Officials began noting dramatically better water quality test results last year for the beaches of Long Beach.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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A surfer checks out conditions at Malibu’s Surfrider Beach, which is among the 10 most polluted beaches in California.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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A surfer catches a wave at Surfrider Beach.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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A brown pelican takes flight at Surfrider Beach in Malibu.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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