Millions of people will visit U.S. beaches this summer and nothing ruins a day at the beach like diarrhea and vomiting. A new EPA proposal considers water quality acceptable for recreation that would let 1 in 28 beachgoers get sick. Stand up for your family's heath and tell EPA to strengthen its proposal and improve protection of public health . Send EPA a message before the February 21st comment deadline.
NEW MPA Blog
Check out our brand new MPA Watch Blog featuring LA County MPA Maps, Information about our MPA Watch Program, and a photolog of our MPA Watch voyages!
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CALLING ALL SCIENTIFIC DIVERS and RESCUE CERTIFIED DIVERS
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in 2012
Divers are needed for our Kelp Monitoring and Restoration Project . Santa Monica Baykeeper has been restoring kelp forests acre by acre off of the Malibu and Palos Verdes coasts for the past 15 years. This legacy program touts a record urchin relocation in 2011 of over a half a million purple urchins! For more information on how to get involved with this project, please contact Brian Meux @
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or call (310) 305-9645 ext. 107.
STONE CANYON CREEK RESTORATION
Saturday, Feb. 18th
Saturday, Mar. 10th
Please help Santa Monica Baykeeper and Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission restore Stone Canyon Creek on UCLA's campus from 10am-1pm!
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Stand-Up for Clean Water! Our 1st Annual Stand-up Paddleboard Race & Earth Day Festival
In Celebration of the Clean Water Act’s 40th Anniversary, and Earth Day, Santa Monica Baykeeper is hosting its first annual stand-up paddleboard race and clean water outreach festival, Stand-Up for Clean Water A Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH Event to benefit Santa Monica Baykeeper. Santa Monica Baykeeper’s Stand-Up for Clean Water is part of the international Waterkeeper Alliance’s Splash event series hosted by member organizations all over the U.S. This year, right next to the world famous Santa Monica Pier, families, students, community organizations, and watersports enthusiasts from all over LA County will be participating in competitive and community fun paddleboard races, trash cleanup, clean water educational booths, and children’s interactive watershed learning games.
When: Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:00 a.m. - 2 :00 p.m.
Where: Santa Monica Beach & Parking Lot, just North of the Pier
What: Stand-Up Paddleboard Race & Clean Water Earth Day Festival
Beneficiary: Santa Monica Beach Baykeeper
Race Coordinator: Pro SUP Shop's Mike Vaughan
Why: In celebration of Earth Day & the Clean Water Act's 40th Anniversary!
Click Here to Sponsor SUP for Clean Water
National Presenting Sponor
National Founding Sponsor
Local SPLASH sponsors
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PRO SUP SHOP Featured in Santa Monica Bay Keeper's SURGE Newsletter
Areas of Special Biological Significance
Require the Highest Water Quality
The State of California has dozens of special marine reserves designated as “Areas of Special Biological Significance” (ASBS). ASBS are areas requiring protection of species or biological communities through maintaining high water quality. For 40 years, protective regulations for these special areas have helped play a role in halting offshore drilling in California, and in creating California’s network of marine protected areas -- our "national parks in the sea." Weakening and complicating protections for these special areas would undermine California’s status as a pioneer in safeguarding our coasts.
The California State Water Resources Control Board is now accepting comments on a new policy related to the protection of ASBS and the potential contribution of pollutants into these areas. Please write the State Board and urge them to:
· Maintain the utmost protection for these specially designated areas
· Ensure that no pollutants reach ASBS during dry weather
· Require regular and specific monitoring of stormwater discharges to the ASBS
· Hold polluters accountable for contributing to pollution in these special areas
Comments Due February 21, 2012 (noon)
by mail: Jeanine Townsend, Clerk to the Board
State Water Resources Control Board
1001 I Street, 24th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814
Got Maps?
Demistifying Marine Protected Areas
Where are the new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Southern California?
What fishing is allowed in the SMCAs?
What is a SMCA? Is anchoring allowed? Can I dive or surf there? What’s going on?
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Watershed Program Project Intern Help Us Catalog your Favorite LA County Beaches!
Santa Monica Baykeeper is looking for a volunteer intern to help complete a watershed program project. Main tasks include creating a database of LA County beaches with narrative descriptions and photos. Individual must be able to work independently and have access to a car and camera. This position includes flexible hours, is un-paid, and available to start immediately. Internship is expected to last 4-6 weeks depending on completion of project. Great for a student or someone between projects. Potential for extension of the internship based on individual’s interests, schedule, and watershed program needs. Please contact Lara Meeker, Water Quality Coordinator, to apply.
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Mission Statement
Founded in 1993, Santa Monica Baykeeper's mission is to protect and restore Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay, and adjacent waters through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. We work to achieve this goal through litigation and regulatory programs that ensure water quality protections in waterways throughout L.A. County.
Tel: (310) 305-9645Fax: (310) 305-7985 Email:
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POLLUTION HOTLINE: (877) 4CA-COAST
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