![]() Monitoring frequency varies across jurisdictions, most popular beaches are often monitored 5 days a week. In waters designated for contact recreation, the median fecal coliform density based on the five most recent samples for any 30-day period shall not exceed 200/100 ml, Fecal and Enterococci density shall not exceed 35/100 ml. Single sample maximum levels are 104 Enterococcus /100 ml and 400 fecal coliform/100 ml and 10,000 total coliform /100 ml. In California, maximum levels for bacteria are established for recreational open beach waters. Sample results are emailed from EMD and CWH to LA Waterkeeper, who updates the swim status and information in Swim Guide. Freshwater swimming holes, falls and creeks are tested by Council for Watershed Health (CWH) approximately once a week in the summer. Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.īeach water is tested either once a week or 5 days a week by the City of Los Angeles Environmental Monitoring Division (EMD), County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services (LACDHS), and Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (LACSD). Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency. This status does not indicate current water quality. This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. ![]() We may manually set the status for a specific beach if we have concerns about the sampling protocol, if there is an emergency, if monitoring practices don't exist or have recently changed, or other reasons that render this site "special." Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more. ![]() Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time. Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more. This means that rather than displaying current data it displays the beach's average water quality for that year. When swimming season is over or when a beach's water quality data has not been updated frequently enough (weekly) it goes into historical status. Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable. Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards. See schedules, other bus routes servicing Santa Monica and a handy trip planner at means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards. Metro Buses are $1.75 one way or $7 to ride all day. On 4th street you can catch the Metro Rapid 720 all the way to Downtown LA via Wilshire. Metro Bus 534 Downtown Santa Monica / Trancas Canyon stops at Colorado and Ocean. The Los Angeles metropolitan transportation system that encompasses 100 miles of light rail lines and over 2,000 buses spanning a 1,500 square mile service area. On 4th street buses 7 Koreatown / Downtown Santa Monica and 3 Aviation / LAX make stops for both their standard and rapid services. At the nearby Civic Center stop, you can catch buses 9 Pacific Palisades / Downtown Santa Monica, 2 Wilshire Blvd, and 5 Culver City / Downtown Santa Monica. Santa Monica’s mass transportation service, has service to the Pier on Bus 8 Downtown Santa Monica / UCLA. Turn right on Ocean the Pier bridge will be on your right in three blocks at Colorado. If you need to access the Pier deck from PCH, exit left to the California Incline which will take you up to Ocean Avenue. This will take you directly into Lot 1 North. When approaching the Pier, stay right after passing the California Incline as traffic moves left into the McClure Tunnel, stay in the right-most lane. ![]() If you are driving to Santa Monica on the Pacific Coast Highway, you can enter Lot 1 North by the beach directly from PCH. Take the next right on Appian Way – this will take you to Lot 1 North on the other side of the Pier. Make a right on Seaside Terrace – this is a small side street after the traffic light onto Pacific Coast Highway. Make the first left on Colorado Boulevard and drive straight until you hit Ocean Ave. Exit 1-A to 4th & 5th streets, stay in the right lane to make a right on 4th Street at the light.
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