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Our beaches are a precious natural resource to those that live and visit our region, and the County of San Diego has an improved website to ensure you know the water quality before you get in the water.<\/p>\n
The County protects the public health of millions of residents and visitors each year through beach water testing, public education, outreach, and beach postings.<\/p>\n
Poor water quality at our beaches can threaten the health of swimmers and beachgoers and hurts San Diego\u2019s ocean-dependent economy.<\/p>\n
The public can check on water quality before getting in at an improved sdbeachinfo.com site. The site has an updated look http:\/\/www.sdbeachinfo.com\/<\/a> and beachgoers can also sign up to receive direct alerts when their favorite beach\u2019s water quality status changes. They can also see the exact sample testing data.<\/p>\n New Features Include:<\/p>\n Location-specific alerts \u2013 Sign up to receive notifications for the exact beaches and bays you care about by subscribing for notifications<\/a>. Where and when we monitor<\/p>\n Beach water quality monitoring covers the approximately 70 miles of shoreline in the County and focuses on locations with a number of different surface water runoff sources including storm drains, creeks, rivers and lagoons, all which transport pollutants from inland areas to our beaches and bays.<\/p>\n The exact number of places we monitor varies depending on the season, with more locations monitored from April through October each year, when water recreation occurs most frequently.<\/p>\n Popular beaches will also see new signs at beach access points and lifeguard towers with QR codes that bring beachgoers directly to the water quality beach info website so they can \u201ccheck in before you get in.\u201d<\/p>\n Water-contact advisories or warnings are issued if bacteria levels exceed State health standards and closures are issued if there is a sewage or chemical spill that may pose a threat to public health. These notices include water contact\u00a0advisories<\/a>,\u00a0warnings<\/a> and\u00a0water contact closures<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nQuick access to sample results \u2013 View the latest water quality test results in one location.
\nTimely updates \u2013 Receive notifications when new results or beach management actions are posted.
\nImproved navigation and maps \u2013 Quickly find beach locations, water quality information, and testing data.<\/p>\n