Bay Area beaches grade well for safe swimming

Beaches are being graded for how safe the beach is for swimming and how clean it is. If a beach has a lot of riptides happening, and the beach is full of little kids, riptides can pull little kids in the water, and the kids will drown. At least 90percent of Bay Area beaches received top grades in the annual report by Heal the Bay. Heal the Bay is a program that cleans the beaches and make sure that they are safe for the society. "people should go out and enjoy the beaches this summer" Says James Alamillo who is the manager of Heal the bay. "water quality was great in the Bay Area, at least in the summer". Among the worst offenders was baker beach which is in San Fransisco. A raw sewage leaking from from old pipes that are overflowing storm drains and flow into Lobos Creek. Then it forms a pool at the south end of the beach.

Areas dirtiest beaches

San Fransisco

--Baker Beach near Lobos Creek

Contra Costa

--Keller Beach

Areas cleanest beaches

San Mateo County

--Rochaway Beach

--Montara State Beach

--San Gregorio State Beach

--Coyote Point

East Bay

--Alamenda Point

--most of Crown beach

San Fransisco

--Aquatic Park

--China Beach

--Ocean Beach near Sloat

Marin

--All beaches are clean

Sonoma

--all beaches are clean

Written By: Rubina H.