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The County of Sonoma, Environmental Health Division monitored 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. The problematic Campbell Cove was monitored weekly year-round. Samples were collected 25 yards north or south of the mouth of a storm drain or creek.
For additional water quality information visit the Sonoma
County Department of Environmental Health
website.
Summer dry weather water quality conditions at all beaches was very good (six As), with the exception of Campbell Cove (Figure 7 and 8). Located at the entrance to Bodega Harbor in Bodega Bay, Campbell Cove again received a poor grade (D) for the April through October time-period (AB411). Campbell Cove State Park Beach continues to suffer from extremely poor water quality during late summer. Water quality at this location was excellent during the earlier part of summer (May through August) but decreased dramatically in September and October. Similar late summer water quality degradation has been seen at this location for the past four years. More on Campbell Cove can be found in the report entitled “The Bodega Bay-Campbell Cove Tidal Circulation Study, Water Quality Testing, and Source Abatement Measures Project.” This report can be found on the Sonoma County Department of Environmental Health web site.
All sites except Campbell Cove were only monitored from April through October; therefore, there was an insufficient amount of non-AB411 dry weather, and wet weather data for further analysis.
Sewage
Spill Summary
There were zero (0) reported sewage spills in Sonoma
County that led to beach closures.
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