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The
County of Sonoma, Environmental Health Division monitors
seven locations on a weekly basis from April through
October, from as far upcoast as Gualala Regional Park
Beach to a downcoast location at Doran Regional Park
Beach in Bodega Bay. Samples are collected 25 yards
north or south of the mouth of a storm drain or creek.
In
the Beach Report Card's second year covering Sonoma
County, dry weather water quality at most beaches was
excellent, with six of the seven monitoring locations
receiving A's. Once again, the only problem area in
Sonoma County was at Campbell Cove State Park Beach.
Located at the entrance to Bodega Harbor in Bodega Bay,
Campbell Cove received an F grade.
Given
that Sonoma County only monitors from April through
October, there was an insufficient amount of wet weather
data for analysis.
Clean
Beach Initiative Summary
Sonoma County applied for and was awarded a Clean Beach
Initiative (CBI) grant of $500,000 to complete
a source identification study and a tidal circulation
study to determine the factors contributing to the
poor
water quality at Campbell Cove and to implement corrective
actions. To date, Sonoma County has completed a three-day
pilot study to measure current direction
and flow
in the Bodega Harbor area. The county has planned two
additional current studies for this Summer and Fall,
increased bacteria monitoring, a dye tracking study
and aerial
photograph analysis to better understand the hydrodynamics
of the harbor area.
Sewage
Spill Summary
There were zero (0) reported sewage spills in Sonoma
County that led to beach closures.
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