Beach & water quality
Direct routes to current advisories, monitoring, and practical guidance.
Check the water →America's finest disclosure
Visit San Diego.
We have sewage.
Sunshine, surf, and an important reminder: check official beach conditions before getting in the water. This is a cheerful guide to a serious, binational public-health and environmental issue.
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Plan your splash wisely
The water has a status.
Look it up first.
Local agencies publish current advisories and test results. They are the source of record for a swim-day decision—not this website, a social post, or a sunny-looking horizon.
Before beach time: use San Diego County Beach & Bay Water Quality for official advisories, closures, and monitoring information.
The sewage problem
A sober overview of a watershed and infrastructure challenge shared across the border.
Read the explainer →Binational resources
Government, community, and Mexican-side organizations—described without speaking for them.
Open resources →