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Water Quality 2014: San Luis Rey Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 77, Fair We tracked two parameters of concern in San Luis Rey Watershed: Turbidity: Two-thirds of the turbidity samples exceeded healthy standards Levels of pH: Over half of the pH samples …

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These Ten Locations Featuring Urban Runoff Pollution Will Shock You

Every year, the first major rain after the dry summer season gives us an opportunity to see the complicated problem of urban runoff and its impacts to our water quality. Urban runoff is water that …

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What’s A Little Rain When You Have A Mystery to Solve?

Despite the stormy Friday morning weather, my water quality partner and I were excited to get to the bottom of a still unsolved mystery—the sources of urban runoff. Because rain is actually helpful in solving …

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Weather Doesn’t Dampen Resolve to Get Answers

While most of you were trying to stay dry and cozy during this past storm, several intrepid volunteers offered to brave the elements and help us figure out the source of urban runoff pollutants. Urban …

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Coastal Commission Instructs Wetlands Compromise

San Diego County will grow. We have a newly renovated downtown airport. We’ll soon have an expanded bayfront convention center. And the 22nd District Agricultural Association is working to maintain the world-class Del Mar Fairgrounds. …

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Storm Drains: The City’s Next Big Opportunity

CLEAN WATER MAKES ME THINK… Stormwater management. Deferred maintenance. Debt service. Not what you had in mind? Well, wake up, San Diego. How City Hall deals with these seemingly mundane concerns will make or break …

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A Coastkeeper Update from Executive Director Megan Baehrens

  Executive Director. Water Warrior. I answer to both. The past two months, I’ve been on the front lines advocating for what will best protect our wetlands, watersheds, ocean and the water quality of San …

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Go Take a Walk: A Chollas Creek Tour with Assemblywoman Gonzalez

I had the honor of joining our water quality lab manager and state Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, the California League of Conservation Voters and Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek for a tour of District 80 and a …

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Swimmable California Day Photo Contest

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News from Noah: Coastkeeper’s Custom Autosampler Is Shaping Up

The autosampler is slowly, but surely, progressing. After securing the necessary money, and finding and purchasing parts, I have taken the first few steps towards completing the autosampler. To remind everyone, this autosampler will allow …

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Water Quality 2014: San Luis Rey Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 77, Fair We tracked two parameters of concern in San Luis Rey Watershed: Turbidity: Two-thirds of the turbidity samples exceeded healthy standards Levels of pH: Over half of the pH samples …

Read More

These Ten Locations Featuring Urban Runoff Pollution Will Shock You

Every year, the first major rain after the dry summer season gives us an opportunity to see the complicated problem of urban runoff and its impacts to our water quality. Urban runoff is water that …

Read More

What’s A Little Rain When You Have A Mystery to Solve?

Despite the stormy Friday morning weather, my water quality partner and I were excited to get to the bottom of a still unsolved mystery—the sources of urban runoff. Because rain is actually helpful in solving …

Read More

Weather Doesn’t Dampen Resolve to Get Answers

While most of you were trying to stay dry and cozy during this past storm, several intrepid volunteers offered to brave the elements and help us figure out the source of urban runoff pollutants. Urban …

Read More

Coastal Commission Instructs Wetlands Compromise

San Diego County will grow. We have a newly renovated downtown airport. We’ll soon have an expanded bayfront convention center. And the 22nd District Agricultural Association is working to maintain the world-class Del Mar Fairgrounds. …

Read More

Storm Drains: The City’s Next Big Opportunity

CLEAN WATER MAKES ME THINK… Stormwater management. Deferred maintenance. Debt service. Not what you had in mind? Well, wake up, San Diego. How City Hall deals with these seemingly mundane concerns will make or break …

Read More

A Coastkeeper Update from Executive Director Megan Baehrens

  Executive Director. Water Warrior. I answer to both. The past two months, I’ve been on the front lines advocating for what will best protect our wetlands, watersheds, ocean and the water quality of San …

Read More

Go Take a Walk: A Chollas Creek Tour with Assemblywoman Gonzalez

I had the honor of joining our water quality lab manager and state Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, the California League of Conservation Voters and Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek for a tour of District 80 and a …

Read More

Swimmable California Day Photo Contest

Read More

News from Noah: Coastkeeper’s Custom Autosampler Is Shaping Up

The autosampler is slowly, but surely, progressing. After securing the necessary money, and finding and purchasing parts, I have taken the first few steps towards completing the autosampler. To remind everyone, this autosampler will allow …

Read More