Over the next 10 weeks, we'll offer ways to find truly useful information online. A quick stop on the Internet provides the answer. I was alerted to it by a county lifeguard and added it to our Web site five months ago. But in particular, the elderly, the very young, people who are immuno-compromised or having therapy of some kind and pregnant women would be more affected. Experts recommend staying out of the water for as long as 72 hours after a rainstorm because of higher bacteria levels in storm water runoff, which flows into the ocean.
Information is available online for other counties as well.
It's a one-stop shop for people in Southern California, when they are going to the beach, to find out what the water quality is like. If you see that for the past 52 weeks, this place has gotten A's, you're going to feel more confident . . . Fs, in terms of water quality, then you'll be a bit more skeptical because, more likely, the water quality's going to be poor the day you go. You will not be charged to look for stories, only to retrieve one.