Beach and Bay Postings

This dataset provides information about all San Diego County beach and bay postings including advisories and closures for the years 2015-current. In general, advisories are issued when beach water quality may exceed state health standards while closures are issued when sewage or other chemical spills impact or can potentially impact beach water quality. Precautionary advisories are not included in this dataset. This information is managed by the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health Land and Water Quality Division, where data is extracted from the State Water Quality Control Board’s Beach Watch system. This dataset is intended for public access, use, and education. For a description of this data, see Beach and Bay Postings metadata. If additional information is needed please see our Public Records Request webpage.

Note: San Diego County Department of Environmental Health Land and Water Quality Division strives to provide complete and accurate data, however, it does not guarantee, either expressed or implied, the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information and will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information.

Metadata Created Data: April 16, 2018

Metadata Updated Date: July 2, 2018

Data Last Updated: August 29, 2018

Data Update Frequency: Monthly