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Beach Water Quality

How safe are the city's beaches? Thanks to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco's beaches are routinely monitored for bacteria at 14 shoreline locations: three stations at Candlestick Point Recreation Area, two stations at Aquatic Park Beach, two stations along Crissy Field Beach, three stations at Baker Beach, one at China Beach, and three locations along Ocean Beach at the foot of Balboa, Lincoln, and Sloat. Samples are collected weekly, and additional monitoring is conducted when a combined sewer overflow (CSO) occurs during heavy rain. In the event of a CSO, samples may also be collected along Ocean Beach at the foot of Pacheco, Vicente, and at Fort Funston.

Information about the water quality at the city's beaches, including advisories and closings, is available at the link below.

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