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The
County of Monterey, Environmental Health Agency monitors
eight locations on a weekly basis from April through
October, from as far upcoast as the Monterey Beach Hotel
at Roberts Lake in Seaside to a downcoast location of
Carmel City Beach in Carmel by the Sea. From November
to March, the county monitors these locations on a monthly
basis.
Dry
weather water quality at most beaches in Monterey County
was very good. Of the eight monitoring locations, seven
locations, or 87%, received very-good-to-excellent water
quality marks (six A's and a B). The cleanest beaches
were the Monterey Beach Hotel, Asilomar State Beach,
Spanish Bay (Moss Beach), and Carmel City Beach. For
the second year, Stillwater Cove at the Beach and Tennis
Club was the only location that received a fair-to-poor
water quality mark of C.
With
Monterey County only monitoring monthly from November
to March,
there was insufficient wet weather data for analysis.
Sewage
Spill Summary
There was one reported sewage spill in Monterey County
that led to a beach closure this past year. The spill
took place on January 22, 2003 in Pacific Grove-closing
Coral and Ocean View beaches- and discharged approximately
2,250 gallons of sewage.
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