Click Here for the Surfrider Ventura 2024-2025 Blue Water Task Force Annual Report and thank you to all of the volunteers who lead and contribute to our Ventura County water quality testing program! Some key findings include:
1. Improved water quality at nearly all Ventura County monitoring sites this wet weather season, likely due to well below average rainfall.
2. Ventura Rivermouth was the only survey site that did not show any improvement in water quality year-over-year.
3. Poorest water quality sites this season were Mondo’s Drain, Rincon area (e.g. Creek, Cove), and Leo Robbins Sailing Center.
4. Oxnard area sites, for the second consecutive year, offered the best water quality in Ventura County.
The Surfrider Ventura water testing season runs from November through March when the County of Ventura scales back their water testing program.
Bill is excited to help chapters in the Central Coast region tackle pollution issues that are affecting the marine environment. I grew up on the East Coast and was fortunate to have grandparents who lived near the beach in Delaware. At the age of six, I wanted to be like my big brother so I ‘borrowed’ his surfboard at every chance and caught the surfing bug early on. All my early memories are of clean beaches but later in high school and through college I started to see and feel the impact of litter and pollution. When I moved to California after college, I wanted to volunteer for an environmental organization and Surfrider was a perfect fit. After years of volunteering, I applied for a job with the San Diego Chapter, where I worked for over five years, followed by a couple of years as the Rise Above Plastics program coordinator. Now, I am stoked to be helping Surfrider chapters in Southern California fulfill the mission. Surfrider is an easy place to get involved and make a positive impact to protect our coasts, so I encourage you to help out with your local chapter and make a difference!