Heal the Bay beach report card highlights stormwater pollution

Heal the Bay is a non-profit that, among other things, publishes an annual “Beach Report Card” for many beaches in California. Their report card highlights the impacts of stormwater runoff and pollution on California beaches.

Some screenshots from the 2020 report card:

Video interview

Watch the Spectrum News interview with Luke Ginger, Water Quality Scientist, from Heal the Bay.

“There have been less people out on the beach, so you think that there would be less trash; however, most of the trash ends up at the beach because it comes from more inland areas through the storm drain system”

— Luke Ginger

Preventing Stormwater Pollution

SOP Technologies prevents beach and ocean pollution issues with its patented stormwater filters. Learn more.

Want to join the world's largest coastal cleanup on Sept. 20th?

Communities around the world are joining forces on September 20th to Stop Ocean Pollution!

The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), organized by Ocean Conservancy, has many volunteer opportunities. 

Want to participate? Check out Ocean Conservancy's interactive map and find a volunteer location near you! 

The California Coastal Commission is doing their part, and created this simple, yet stunningly clear video of the problem we're trying to address: 

In the mood to clean some islands? The Environmental Coalition of Miami & the Beaches (ECOMB) has several sites in the Miami area. 

Visit ECOMB's volunteer sign-up page

Previous clean-ups were very successful, and here are infographics from Ocean Conservancy, to show the Top 10 Items Found and Weird Finds from 2013

Infographics are cool, but remember to take action and volunteer! The map above is a link to find volunteer locations near you.

See how our stormwater filter prevents pollution, while reducing stormwater management costs and flood risks: StopOceanPollution.com/our-technology/