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Mission Statement
Founded in 1993, the Santa Monica Baykeeper's mission is to protect and restore the Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay and adjacent waters through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. We work to achieve this goal through litigation and regulatory programs that ensure water quality protections in waterways throughout L.A. County.
Clean Water in Malibu - Support the Septic Prohibition! |
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Action Alert!
Sign the petition asking the California State Water Board to approve the Basin Plan ammendment adopted under RWQCB Resolution No. R4-2009-007 - phasing out existing and prohibiting new septic systems in the Malibu Civic Center area.
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Federal Court Finds Malibu Violated Clean Water Act |
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The City of Malibu violated the federal Clean Water Act when it discharged polluted water into Santa Monica Bay beaches in a coastal preserve, according to a decision issued by a Federal District Court.
Santa Monica Baykeeper and NRDC sued the City of Malibu in 2008 for violations of the City's 2001 Clean Water Act permit. The lawsuit seeks to hold Malibu accountable to measurably reducing urban runoff, the top source of coastal water pollution in California that sickens thousands of people annually and fouls coastal ecosystems. Full Press Release Here
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Kelp Restoration and Monitoring Project Update |
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Santa Monica Baykeeper staff and volunteer divers work year round to restore and monitor giant kelp forests in Los Angeles County waters.
Divers logged over 500 dives to relocate about 130,000 sea urchins from the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Kelp was restored in as little as 6 months after urchins were reduced to their natural densities. Click here to learn more about the Kelp Restoration Project
HUGE thanks to our volunteer divers! |
LightHawk Flights - Aerial Boat Surveys |
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Santa Monica Baykeeper is partnering with LightHawk pilots and planes to map boat activity between the Tijuana Border and Point Conception. Our surveys confirm that the protections proposed for iconic coastal areas like Point Dume and Rocky Point will leave our region's most popular fishing areas open. Click here to view the interactive map. |
MPA Links |
Click here for information on Marine Protected Areas
Click here for more information about the survey methods |
Save Stone Canyon Creek |
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Join Santa Monica Baykeeper, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and UCLA Lab School to return Stone Canyon Creek to its original natural glory by volunteering at our next event.
Click here to learn more about the restoration project!
Click here to Volunteer! Check out the Fall Restoration Dates.
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