We will cut off all obvious sources of pollution.
Current tests tell only that there is fecal coliform.
The DNA test tells whether the coliform is from cows, chickens, raccoons or humans. Currently, all treatment plants dumping into the Santa Barbara Channel give tertiary treatment for a small percentage of their effluents. We are studying the possibility of tertiary treatment for ALL sewage waste. Heal the Ocean is identifying areas of faulty septic systems throughout the county, with focus particularly in the coastal zone and creek areas. We are facilitating homeowner associations to get sewer engineering studies done, as a first step to abandoning septic systems.