BEACH REPORT CARD: April 2014-March 2015

Three of the notorious Beach Bummers

the bottom 10 most polluted in the state
were in Los Angeles County:

Water quality is tested for indicator bacteria year-round at more than 300 locations along the
West Coast 633 sites from April through October by various public agencies. Heal the Bay
analyzes the data, assigns grades to the beaches and advises that beachgoers use the information
to minimize their exposure to potentially contaminated water.

Malibu

2
DRY*

WET

MALIBU

Pacific
Palisades

10

5 6

DRY*

WET

HERMOSA BEACH

1. Broad Beach (Trancas Creek)

A+

21. 26th Street

A+

A+

2. Paradise Cove

A+

22. Pier (50 yards south)

A+

3. Surfrider Beach

REDONDO BEACH

4. Malibu Pier (50 yards east)

23. Herondo Street (storm

drain)

24. Redondo Pier (south side)

25. Topaz Street

26. Avenue I

A+

PACIFIC PALISADES

SANTA MONICA
6. Montana Avenue

PALOS VERDES ESTATES

7. Wilshire Boulevard

27. Malaga Cove (weekly)

A+

A+

8. Pier

28. Bluff Cove

A+

A+

9. Pico/Kenter (storm drain)

RANCHO PALOS VERDES

29. Long Point

A+

30. Abalone Cove

A+

A+

31. Portuguese Bend

A+

A+

VENICE
A+

MARINA DEL REY

11. Mothers Beach (lifeguard
tower)

12. Ballona Creek Mouth

14. World Way

15. Imperial Hwy. (storm drain)

PLAYA DEL REY

13. Culver Boulevard
LAX

A+

EL SEGUNDO
17. Grand Avenue

32. Royal Palms Beach

A+

33. Wilder Annex

A+

A+

34. Cabrillo Beach (oceanside)

A+

35. Cabrillo Beach (harborside)

90

CA

405

14
105
15
16 El Segundo
17
18 Manhattan
19 Beach
20
21 Hermosa
Beach
22
23 24 Redondo
Beach
25
Torrance
1
26
27 Palos
Verdes
28 Estates

110

Rancho
Palos Verdes

29 30

31

San
Pedro

32

33

35
34

CATALINA ISLAND

HYPERION
16. Hyperion plant (1-mile
outfall)

SAN PEDRO

11

Marina
10 del Rey
12 Playa
13 del Rey

MANHATTAN BEACH
18. 40th Street

A+

19. 28th Street

A+

20. Pier

A+

Avalon Beach (east of Casino

Arch at the steps)

*April 1 through Oct. 31, 2014 ns = not enough samples

taken
Grading: Points are subtracted from a perfect score of 100
depending upon the severity of bacterial counts. The better
the grade, the lower the risk of illness to swimmers, surfers
and bathers.
Sources: Heal the Bay analyzed data from the city of L.A.
Environmental Monitoring Division; L.A. County Sanitation
Districts; the L.A. County Department of Public Health; City
of Redondo Beach.
For more information go to: www.healthebay.org

10. Pier (50 yards south)

AN

5. Will Rogers (Santa Monica

Canyon)

Santa
Monica
Venice

/L

Marina del Rey-Mothers Beach (2)

Santa Monica Pier (6)
Cabrillo Beach-Harborside (9)

L
PA U

PE

NZ

EL

LA