JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER… TOPPING THE LIST OF DIRTIEST BEACHES ON THE WEST COAST IS SANTA CRUZ’S OWN COWELL BEACH.
IT’S NO SURPRISE THO, COWELL BEACH HAS BEEN ON THE “DIRTY LIST” FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT’S THE HIGH BACTERIAL CONCENTRATION IN THE WATER THAT GIVES ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BEACHES THE DUBIOUS DISTICTION.
BUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF “SAVE THE WAVES” SAYS THE CITY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS LIKE:
REGULAR VACUUMING OUT AND INSTALLATION OF SLIDING GATES ON AN OUTFALL PIPE ORIGINATING AT NEARY LAGOON… AND THE ADDITION OF STEEL NETTING BELOW THE SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPAL WHARF TO PREVENT PIGEON AND GULL ROOSTING.
