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The County of Monterey Environmental Health Agency monitored 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. The county monitors these locations on a monthly basis from November to March. For additional water quality information
visit the Monterey County
Environmental Health Agency website.
During the summer dry weather time period, water quality at most beaches in Monterey County was very good (Figures 17 and 18). Of the eight locations monitored, seven of those locations received A or B grades. For the fourth year in a row, Stillwater Cove at the Beach and Tennis Club scored markedly worse than all other monitored Monterey County beaches by receiving an F grade. Stillwater Cove, as its name implies, has poor circulation and little tidal flushing. In addition, this location tends to be a favorite of marine mammals and birds. The only other known source in the area is a constantly running storm drain, which mostly services the local golf course.
With Monterey County only monitoring weekly from April through October, there was insufficient non-AB411 dry weather, and wet weather data for analysis.
Sewage
Spill Summary
There was one reported sewage spill in Monterey
County that led to beach closures this past year. The spill
took place at Lover's Point April 2004, and discharged an unspecified amount of sewage into local coastal waters.
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