There are a few people that are making this decision and they believe or are saying this is not harmful.  Call them, email them and let them know how it's impacting you personally. 

Here's their contact: 

Matt Keeling - Central Coast Water Board 

matt.keeling@CAwaterboards.ca.gov

Andrew Raaf - County of SB

asraaf@countyofsb.org 

Supervisor Das Williams 

supervisorwilliams@countyofsg.org 

Al Clark - Mayor of Carpinteria 

AlClark@carpinteriaca.gov