Blue Water Task Force

Our mission is to communicate the importance of water quality and public health. Learn why water quality is important to our health and how you can help protect your local beach community.

Your Local Beach and Bay Water Quality Results

Have you experienced negative health effects as a result of polluted water at our beaches? Please help us track illness be using our reporting tool below!

The Community Science Approach

On a national scale – the Blue Water Task Force is Surfrider Foundation’s volunteer-run water testing, education and advocacy program.

W-E-A-P model

Water quality monitoring
Education
Activation
Policy

We use this program to alert the public and officials in San Diego County about water quality problems and to work toward solutions. We help identify problems with beach and coastal water pollution, raise public awareness of these incidents and work collaboratively with stakeholders to find and implement solutions.

Water Quality Monitoring

On Thursdays, we sample 10 beaches and bay areas around the county. The following Friday, we send out a report of our findings, just in time for the weekend.

Join our crew of awesome community scientists, surfers and water people. See our volunteer resources for more information.

Education and Advocacy

We use the data we collect to inform and activate local communities about water quality issues in their area through workshops, engaging leaders, and collaborating on outreach events across San Diego.

List of Sampling Sites

Site Name	Location	Site History	Conditions	Latitude	Longitude	Google Maps
Avenida Del Sol	Coronado	Link	Surfline	32.677687	-117.177234	Map
Silver Strand State Beach	Coronado	Link	Surfline	32.630875	-117.141427	Map
I.B. Pier	Imperial Beach	Link	Surfline	32.579563	-117.133168	Map
Seacoast Drive	Imperial Beach	Link	Surfline	32.566029	-117.133205	Map
Tourmaline Surf Park	Pacific Beach	Link	Surfline	32.8050	-117.26280	Map
Campland	Mission Bay	Link	TBD	32.794942467	-117.22130	Map
Mission Bay Aquatic Center	Mission Bay	Link	TBD	32.781743	-117.248223	Map
OB Pier	Ocean Beach	Link	Surfline	32.747222	-117.253333	Map
Dog Beach	Ocean Beach	Link	Surfline	32.754167	-117.252500	Map
Sunset Cliffs	Ocean Beach	Link	Surfline	32.719471	-117.25702	Map

Join the Blue Water Task Force

Attend our next monthly volunteer program meeting. Our meetings are every 3rd Monday of the month at 7 PM at the San Diego Surfrider Office. Check out the Events Page and the Volunteer Resources Page for more details.

General inquiries:
BWTF@surfridersd.org

Program leads:
Ally Celones Senturk, ally@surfridersd.org
Elijah Garcia, elijah@surfridersd.org

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