Moreover, San Diego Bay is still being polluted with toxins. There have been many Clean Water Act successes in San Diego. Since July 1996 the County Department of Environmental Health and the City of San Diego have been monitoring storm drain runoff and working to identify the upstream sources of pollution. We still face many challenges. Wetlands protection must also be increased.
Wetlands help absorb and filter out pollution.
Community right to know provisions must also be strengthened. That role must be amended to allow citizens to bring penalty actions for past violations. By strengthening the Clean Water Act and by immediately starting work to clean up polluted runoff, we can ensure that our children will one day enjoy a Coronado, San Diego Bay, and Pacific coastline that is cleaner than the one our parents left us. For failing to comply with the Clean Water Act by illegally dumping millions of gallons of contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean at North Beach. For polluting the only designated surfing beach in Coronado.