San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County Public Health Departments issued an advisory to the public to avoid contact with ocean water for the next three day
East Beach at Mission Creek Lands on Heal the Bay’s ‘Beach Bummers’ List for Bacterial Pollution
Annual report card is one way to check on water quality before heading to Santa Barbara County and other California beaches this summer
All Santa Barbara County beaches are safe and open, according to the county, which conducts regular water quality monitoring. In a report examining test results from 2020-21, Heal the Bay gave East Beach at Mission Creek a D grade for bacterial pollution that flowed from the city to the ocean through the creek. (Jade Martinez-Pogue / Noozhawk photo) By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue