Executive Summary

from Ocean, Harbor and Bay Water Quality Report, 2017-2018

Introduction

The 2017 and 2018 Ocean, Harbor and Bay Water Quality Report provides updated data on sewage spills and their impacts resulting in ocean water closures and provides an analysis of bacteriological water quality data collected at Orange County’s ocean, harbor and bay waters. The Health Care Agency (HCA) Ocean Water Protection Program (OWPP) has been collecting information on sewage spill incidents in Orange County for a 32-year period (1987 – 2018) and this data is utilized to identify the main causes of sewages spills and reduce the number of ocean water closures in Orange County.

In addition, the OWPP has been collecting bacteriological water quality data for the 19-year period (2000 – 2018) that California Assembly Bill 411 (AB 411) Ocean Water-Contact Sports Standards has been in code. This data is used to present an overview of the year-to-year variability and longterm trends associated with ocean, harbor and bay water quality in Orange County.

Project Managers:

6 Anthony Martinez, Program Manager

6 Lauren Robinson, Supervising Environmental Health Specialist

6 Hisham Elmishad, Environmental Health Specialist III

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Closure and Warning Signs

Number of Rain Advisory Days and Sewage Spill Beach Closures

Total Number of Rain Advisory Days 2000 – 2018

Ocean, Harbor And Baywater Rain Advisories

Ocean Water Postings Due To Bacteriological Standards Violations

Closures Due to Private Property Owner Sewage Spills 1999 – 2018

Closures

Total Number of Closures, Closure Days and BMDs

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Ocean, Harbor and Bay Water Quality Report, 2017-2018