PETITION CLOSED

  • The time period for signing this petition has ended.
  1. Signatures
    221 out of 1,000
    Petitioning
    1. Chair Hoppin and Board Members (State Water Resources Control Board)
  2. Created By
    Natalie Burdick
    Santa Monica, CA
About this Petition Petition Letter

 

End sewage pollution at Malibu Lagoon and Surfrider Beach!

For nearly two decades, Surfrider Beach in Malibu has been one of the state's most polluted beaches, consistently receiving poor water quality grades on Heal the Bay's annual Beach Report Card. 

Commercial and residential septic tanks in the Malibu Civic Center area are a major source of pollutants into Lower Malibu Creek, Malibu Lagoon and ultimately Surfrider Beach. Last November, after many years of waiting, the Regional Water Board finally passed a prohibition on new septic systems and a phase out of the existing systems in the Malibu Civic Center Area.

On September 21st, the State Water Resources Control Board will hear the Malibu Septics Prohibition.

Your support can end sewage discharge at one of California's most chronically polluted beaches and protect the health of the over one-million swimmers and surfers who use this beach annually.

Help Heal the Bay, Surfrider, the Malibu Surfing Association and Santa Monica Baykeeper fight for clean water by signing this petition.

Tell the State Water Resources Control Board that the Malibu Civic Center area needs a centralized water recycling facility to meet wastewater needs, maintain clean water and finally stop septic systems from polluting Surfrider Beach. 

Act before September 21st to eliminate public health threats and to ensure we all have safe, healthy and clean beaches and coastal waters!

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CLEAN WATER IN MALIBU – SUPPORT THE PROHIBITION

Dear Chair Hoppin and Board Members:

Surfrider Beach is a crown jewel of surfing, an iconic beach, and the birthplace of the California beach lifestyle. Unfortunately, Surfrider is also one of the state’s most polluted beaches, receiving poor water quality grades in the Beach Report Card every year for nearly two decades.

It has been scientifically demonstrated that commercial and residential septic tanks in the Malibu Civic Center area are a major source of pollutants into Lower Malibu Creek, Malibu Lagoon and ultimately Surfrider Beach. The Lagoon and Beach have been impaired for well over a decade and are included on the State’s 303(d) List of Impaired Waterbodies.

After many years, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) finally stepped up to solve this serious public health issue by adopting a prohibition on new septics and a phase-out of current septics in the Civic Center area while the City of Malibu pursues a permanent solution. The adopted prohibition is a long overdue, legally enforceable action that should fulfill the promise of clean water in Malibu.

There is great urgency in solving the water quality issues in the Malibu Civic Center area. Over a million people visit Surfrider annually, and beach-goers have spent decades recreating in polluted waters with major health consequences. Enough is enough.

A prohibition is critical to finally clean up Malibu Lagoon and Surfrider Beach to protect human health and aquatic life. Malibu has the potential to move forward with an integrated watershed management approach that utilizes recycled water and filtered stormwater instead of relying on potable water for all City needs. Thus it is critical that the State Water Board approve the Basin Plan amendment adopted under RWQCB Resolution No. R4-2009-007 – phasing out existing and prohibiting new septic systems in the Malibu Civic Center area.

Sincerely,

[Your name]

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