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6 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
This Southern California Beach Has the Highest Bacteria Rates in the State—and It's One of the Dirtiest in the U.S.
Ocean-focused environmental nonprofit the Surfrider Foundation recently released its annual Clean Water Report. It found that Imperial Beach, near San Diego, had the highest bacteria rate in California. A large part of the problem stems from an overflow of sewage from a treatment plant in long coastline might be known for its beautiful and dramatic beaches, but one of them is a bacteria hot spot—and a threat to public health. The nonprofit environmental organization, the Surfrider Foundation, recently released its annual Clean Water Report. For its report, the foundation collected 10,120 water samples from 604 sampling sites across the country. After analyzing all the samples, it found that Imperial Beach in San Diego County, California, was the dirtiest beach in the state—and one of the most contaminated in the U.S.—with a bacteria rate of 82 percent. However, this is a known problem to the city, and the high bacteria rate is largely due to an overflow of sewage pollution from the Tijuana River. The beach is currently closed. 'The failures in Tijuana's sewage treatment, conveyance, and pump station network have been responsible for the decades of transboundary sewage flows coming through the Tijuana River, which have significantly worsened since 2017,' the City of Imperial Beach said in a February statement on its website. 'The beach is closed because sewage flows in the Tijuana River are exceptionally high.' Imperial Beach is actively trying to address the issue, but the problem spans across the border into Mexico, and despite its best efforts, the high levels of pollution and unpleasant smells from the pollution continue on the beach. 'The City of Imperial Beach is engaged in continuous advocacy at every level of government, including requests to fund immediate solutions and petitions for declarations of emergency from the Governor of California and President of the United States,' the Imperial Beach said in its February statement. 'Unfortunately, all requests for a declaration of emergency have been denied.' A declaration of emergency would make it easier for Imperial Beach to access emergency funding and work on infrastructure projects that could ease the flow of pollution from Mexico into the San Diego area. The city encourages residents to file official complaints about the odor and air quality problems—the formal reports serve as an official record of the scope of the problem at Imperial Beach. 'Everyone deserves to enjoy a fun day at the beach without worrying about getting sick from exposure to pollution,' the SurfRider organization said in its Clean Water Report. Other hotspots that made the list this year include places like Windmill Beach in Sag Harbor, New York; Ballard Park in Melbourne, Florida; and Kahaluu on Oahu in Hawaii. Using the information they've gathered the Surfrider Foundation works to protect clean water for all by advocating at the local, state, and federal levels. Read the original article on Travel & Leisure
Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'Coronation Street star almost blinded me – ITV soap needs to make decision'
Coronation Street newcomer James Cartwright, who joined the soap as scaffolder Theo Silverton was found guilty of grievous bodily harm years before his role in the ITV soap Coronation Street's James Cartwright, who recently joined the ITV soap as scaffolder Theo Silverton, was found guilty of grievous bodily harm before landing his role on the soap. The star left a man with a fractured eye socket in a nightclub in June 2012 - and was given an 18-month jail term, suspended for a year. 'I don't know what possessed you to act in the way you did," the judge said while passing the sentence. 'You punched him very hard in the face for little or no reason.' James joined the ITV soap earlier this year, as he became close to Todd Grimshaw. However, things took a turn when it was revealed the scaffolder had a secret wife and two children. Phil Mason has now spoken out, telling The Sun: 'It's sickening that a man with a violent criminal past has a starring role in one of Britain's biggest soaps. ITV needs to explain why they've given this man a job." Continuing, he said: "ITV needs to decide whether having him on screen sends out the right message. I don't want to see him on the telly in my living room after what he did to me and what he put me through.' Phil continued by saying James is seen as "a charmer" by viewers, "when in reality he attacked me for no reason and could have blinded me, or worse." Recalling the night, the dad of one, who was on a night out with his football team at Applejax nightspot in Chorley, claimed he had "no interaction" with Cartwright, who was "standing at the bar by himself." "The next thing I knew, I was on the floor. I didn't actually see it coming. I must have been knocked out," he told the publication. Phil was then taken to A&E where he was told he had a fractured eye socket and his "left eye had sunk". He then expressed it was "only luck" that he escaped without a more serious injury. Investigating officers told Phil that the actor had initially claimed to be acting in self-defence due to feeling threatened. He later denied one count of grievous bodily harm at Preston Crown Court in 2013. Cartwright claimed to have acted in self-defence but was convicted by a jury. Alongside the suspended sentence, the actor was given a year's supervision and told to pay £2,000 in compensation to the victim and another £2,000 for legal costs. On top of this, the star was made to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. During the trial, the CCTV footage of the attack was played to the jury. Phil told the publication that the attack affected him "for a long time" afterwards. A spokesperson for the star told the publication: 'This is an incident which took place a long time ago. James has always regretted his reaction. Violence is never the answer.' An ITV source also told the Sun that "they were not aware of Cartwright's conviction as it was spent." Coronation Street isn't the actor's first big role. The actor played Nathan on CBBC's Tracy Beaker, taking on the role for 40 episodes from 2003 to 2004. He's also had roles on Downton Abbey as Tony Sellick and lent his voice to The Archers playing Harrison Burns. The Mirror has contacted ITV and a representative of James Cartwright for comment.
