City of Redondo Beach Website - Water Quality Program

The continued protection of our ocean and harbor is a wide-reaching environmental concern the City has focused considerable time and funding to seriously address. The creation of a Recommendations Report by the Water Quality Task Force led to a Water Quality Matrix detailing a specific plan of action for addressing water quality issues. Dedicated community volunteers created a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation (one of the funding ideas generated from the Water Quality Task Force recommendations report). Also found below is a link to the Clean Waterfront Redondo web page, where even more community information and action regarding water quality education can be found. These pages were created to keep you informed on current happenings in the City as we strive to be a model for water quality programs and information throughout the region.

Water Quality Task Force Page
Water Quality Task Force Archive Page

Clean Waterfront Redondo link

Clean Restaurant Certification Program
Assessment of the Clean Restaurant Certification Program

Red Tide:

Through the efforts of the Water Quality Task Force, the City has been able to make connections with local scientific and academic communities that were previously unimagined. An alliance with scientists from the University of Southern California, spearheaded by USC Environmental Studies Professor Dr. David Caron, established a pilot buoy program that provides cutting-edge red tide monitoring of harbor waters. The research data provided by this innovation collaboration will enable the City to better prepare and deal with the red tide phenomena.

For updates on Red Tide in Redondo Beach, please visit: http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/biosci/Caron_lab/RBKingHarbor.html

Volunteers:

Help keep King Harbor Marina clean by becoming a Red Tide Volunteer. During a Red Tide occurrence there is a significant rise in algae blooms that change the color of our marina waters and also lessens the oxygen level which may result in large quantities of fish kill that become unsightly and emit extremely foul odors. If you would like to assist us with our clean-up efforts and become a Red Tide Volunteer, please contact the City of Redondo Beach Public Works Department; 531 N. Gertruda, Redondo Beach, CA 90277, or contact us at (310) 318-0686. Red Tide Volunteer Form

Thank you for taking the time to become involved in your community!