San Diego Coastkeeper

🌊 Happy #SwimmableCaliforniaDay! July 25th celebrates Californians' right to clean, safe waterways to enjoy.

Wherever you are, we invite you to get out and our waters! 🏄🏼🏊🛶🤿

However you celebrate, please remember to recreate responsibly and pack out what you bring in. #plasticfreejuly

Exciting Job Opportunity: Communications Manager📣

To view the full job description and see how to apply, please visit: www.sdcoastkeeper.org/employment/

This is a full-time, hybrid position with flexibility and great benefits. The deadline to apply is August 18th, 2025.

4/4 – Want to become more #stormwateraware? Follow @ThinkBlueSanDiego for stormwater tips and info!

3/4 – 🚫 Don’t wash your car on pavement. Visit a stormwater-safe car wash instead.
🌱 Use natural fertilizers in your garden, and avoid fertilizing before rainstorms.
🐛 Avoid using pesticides as these can be toxic to aquatic and marine life.
🛢️ Label and store mechanical oils safely under cover

2/4 – Let’s keep our waters safe, clean, and healthy for the people and animals who rely on them by protecting what goes down the drain! 💙 Follow the tips below to help keep our storm drains pollution-free 👇

1/4 – Ever wonder where runoff from rain goes when it flows into storm drains? 🤔 Stormwater isn’t treated, so trash and pollutants that enter storm drains go directly into our rivers, bays, and ocean.

SB 601 aims to restore the same protections to California’s wetlands that the Clean Water Act did for 50+ years, currently threatened thanks to a 2023 Supreme Court ruling (Sackett v. EPA).

Here is how severely San Diego’s water could be impacted if this bill does not pass.

Urge your assembly member to support SB 601. You can contact them here: www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymemb...

California bill would restore wetlands protections in wake of Supreme Court ruling A Supreme Court ruling placed limits on federal protections for many streams and wetlands. A bill in California’s Legislature seeks to restore safeguards.

California’s waters are all connected - when we fail to protect some, we all suffer. SB 601 will #ProtectCAWater so that all Californians can enjoy clean and safe water without pollution. Read how in the LA Times: www.latimes.com/environment/....

Will you be on Fiesta Island on July 5th? Help us collect firework debris data! Report your debris observations at the link below:

survey123.arcgis.com/share/b2788b...

Is California willing to risk clean water for all due to federal deregulation? We have an opportunity to protect our waters with SB 601, the Right to Clean Water Act, and we need to take it. #protectCAwater

Hey, we're hiring! If these roles sound like your dream part-time job or career starters, apply today! Share with someone you know who would make a perfect addition to our team!

www.sdcoastkeeper.org/employment/

California bill would restore wetlands protections in wake of Supreme Court ruling A Supreme Court ruling placed limits on federal protections for many streams and wetlands. A bill in California’s Legislature seeks to restore safeguards.

We think @benallenca said it best: SB 601 is “a common-sense measure that simply restores the protections that our waterways have always enjoyed since 1948.” Read more about how this legislation aims to #ProtectCAWater in the LA Times: www.latimes.com/environment/....

This short but insightful read unpacks why this year's #HarmfulAlgalBloom was unusually severe, impacting thousands of marine animals along Southern California's coast. Follow the link in our bio to learn more!

Read it here: www.sdcoastkeeper.org/blog/underst...

Last month was packed with updates and with June being #WorldOceansMonth, things aren’t slowing down! Check your inbox, hit the link in our bio, or head to SDCoastkeeper.org/newsletter-archives to catch up on all the latest clean-water updates for our county.

#SanDiego #Conservation #CleanWater

State & federal funding are the most important resources in fixing the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis. Hit the link below to catch up on the main issues affecting south #SanDiego.

sdcoastkeeper.org/blog/tijuana-river-sewage-crisis-funding-update-2025

#TijuanaRiver
#CleanWater
#EndangeredRivers

This allowed our community members to share their voices with groups like ours who are dedicated to addressing your most pressing coastal resilience concerns.

🌊💚 Follow us to find out the dates of our upcoming forum (date TBD), where we'll share the feedback from the past focus groups. 🌊💚

Our project with PFEA hosted dedicated focus groups where members of the public in San Diego & Tijuana exchanged opinions, experiences, perspectives, and concerns about the risks and vulnerabilities faced by our coastal communities.

1/3 🌊 Coastal resilience has a challenge. It’s a responsibility shared by all of us, but most of us are unaware of what it entails or how crucial it really is.

We’re changing that. 💪

EHC needs our help! Their federal funding has been illegally slashed, hurting San Diego’s climate goals & community health. Please consider helping them today: 
- Request CA to step up
- Donate to EHC
- Learn about illegal fed defunding

Visit environmentalhealth.org to get involved!

Center for Food Safety | Press Releases | <p>James Mitchell, legislative director for plaintiff Don't Cage Our Oceans:

This week, NWP 56 was deemed unlawful, saving U.S. ocean waters from open ocean industrial fish farms and the negative impacts they have on environments, communities, and public health.

centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releas...

Partner Spotlight: San Diego Canyonlands
This month, we’re highlighting @sdcanyonlands, who connect communities with nature through habitat restoration, workforce development, advocacy, and more. Our partnership helps ensure cleaner canyons and water systems. Learn more at sdcanyonlands.org.

Are you a resident of Coronado? Join our focus group to help understand the environmental challenges your community faces!

The Supreme Court has limited #cleanwater protections for streams and #wetlands, leaving the health of our communities and wildlife at risk.

Check out how new California legislation aims to do just that in today’s LA Times: lat.ms/3FDW6KI.

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Coastkeeper and PFEA.org are in Phase 2 of our Binational Resilience Initiative to study and improve #coastalresilience and water pollution in the South Coronado-Rosarito area.

Follow us to follow the project!

#ClimateAction #ClimateChange #Erosion #CleanWater #Resilience

#SunsetCliffs tidepools are a local favorite here in San Diego!

Meet Nicole, Our New Community Science Intern! 👋

Nicole joined Coastkeeper in February. Excited to apply her knowledge in a real-world setting, she has been supporting our Watershed Watch community science program and we’re thrilled to have her join the team!

Coastkeeper and our partners at the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation (CERF), have officially filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld for multiple and ongoing violations to the #CleanWaterAct.

“SeaWorld’s reckless disregard for its environmental obligations threatens the health of Mission Bay and the people and wildlife that rely on it. After years of noncompliance and pollution, we are taking legal action to force SeaWorld to act responsibly.”

👉 www.sdcoastkeeper.org/san-diego-co...

🌎 Learn more about this diagnosis and access detailed maps here 👉 www.onecoastonecommunity.org