Advisory · Water quality · Santa Barbara
Poor water quality at Goleta Beach and Butterfly Beach
Published for Oct 23 · Until Oct 30, 5:00 PM
Heal the Bay's weekly dry-weather grades for Santa Barbara, issued October 23rd, put Goleta Beach at F. Butterfly Beach came in at D. County health departments sample these beaches at least once a week and measure 3 fecal indicator bacteria, total coliform, fecal coliform, and Enterococcus, which stand in for the pathogens that make swimmers sick. The grade summarizes those samples. It does not report a spill, a beach closure, or any single incident. Each grade covers bacteria levels at one sampling point, so water a few hundred yards along the same beach can test very differently. Levels run highest beside storm drain and creek outlets, and for roughly 3 days after rain.
From Nautical Nick dataSource: Heal the Bay Beach Report Card
