SWS heads up!

Stay out of the water for now.
http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/18473129/beach-hazards-in-parts-of-monterey-county

I saw this in the news as well and also includes Pillar Point

They are marinading the fish again at SWS? Yuk!  Wonder if its safe to eat.

Bleh.  I see those signs up there every now and again.

I personally take it with a grain of salt and if I could dive this weekend I'd be hitting Carmel up for sure, and would just rinse my catch as usual in fresh water when I got home and eat it up! 

The water still looks better than some other places I have dove! 

Just my 2 cents.

 

Sincerely,

Jim

I can understand the runoff from the golf course raising bacteria levels at sws but, pillar point?

What's going on over there?

The sign was up last weekend, I was in the water all day. I was pissing out my butt when I got home!



Just Kidding, The water looked and tasted like it always does, no complications Ill test it out tomorrow.

The sign was up last weekend, I was in the water all day. I was pissing out my butt when I got home!



Just Kidding, The water looked and tasted like it always does, no complications Ill test it out tomorrow.

I saw the sign up the day I shot that big Ling too...think it's been up since then! 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

The sign was up last weekend, I was in the water all day. I was pissing out my butt when I got home!

Dude I just pissed out my ass laughing! 

It's just the water near the beach.  The contamination likely comes in from that little drain next to the stairs.  It's probably always the same concentration in the drain, unless it's raining.  Anyway, the beach water concentrations shoot up when the inside swell lays down and depending when and where they sample.  The same thing happens in Santa Cruz Co during the summer at Cowells, Main Beach, Mitchells and New Brighton.  Basically, the near-shore water is semi-stagnant and the levels go up.  When the swell picks up, it gets mix-mastered and diluted and the levels go down.  The water outside will likely be fine.   

I saw this in the news as well and also includes Pillar Point

Do you have a link for the pillar point warning?

I can understand the runoff from the golf course raising bacteria levels at sws but, pillar point?

What's going on over there?

There's a large stormwater runoff pipe right next to the ramp.  Plus the liveaboards......I don't know if there's a pumpout station or a mobile unit that pumps for pay but I've never seen one and alot of those boats don't move. 

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Why isn't the MLPA all over this? They blame fishermen for killing too much of their fish but will let Stillwater Cove dirty the water 

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I can understand the runoff from the golf course raising bacteria levels at sws but, pillar point?<br /><br />What's going on over there?<br />

<br /><br /><br />There's a large stormwater runoff pipe right next to the ramp.  Plus the liveaboards......I don't know if there's a pumpout station or a mobile unit that pumps for pay but I've never seen one and alot of those boats don't move.  <br /><br />Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

There is a pump out at the fuel dock, but your right, many of those boats dont move much, if at all.

 The inner harbor can be filthy at times.

 They have been cracking down with inspections and such of late.

 My guess (just a guess) is that they are getting ready for the salmon rearing pens that are siting at the ramp now.

Man that blows...i just a railgun and was really looking forward to diving stillwater next weekend..looks like capitola now...

It's fine dude, thats just right near shore. See ya there!