What is being done to prevent storm drain discharge-related pollution to the Bay?
Stormwater and runoff are the biggest contributors of pollution and contamination to shoreline waters, especially during storms. As a result, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board has issued a joint permit to several municipalities having watersheds that connect to Santa Monica Bay, including the City of Los Angeles, in order to reduce the amount of contamination flowing to the Bay. Results from the City’s monitoring efforts are used to track the effectiveness of the clean-up efforts as well as to help create the Beach Report Card. The City of Los Angeles is committed to protecting public health and improving the water quality of our coastal waters by: • Installing pollution control devices throughout Los Angeles; • Placing low-flow diversion structures into storm drains that direct portions of the dry-weather urban runoff to the Hyperion Treatment Plant that otherwise would flow directly into Santa Monica Bay; • Implementing other measures including catch basin cleaning
