Baykeeper defends the Bay and holds polluters accountable
The health of San Francisco Bay and the people who live near it is constantly threatened by polluting activities. All around the Bay, polluters dump toxic metals, oil and coal, industrial chemicals, trash, and raw sewage into the water.
Baykeeper holds polluters accountable by enforcing the Clean Water Act and other laws that protect the Bay and its people. We require polluters to comply with the law, and we make sure they fix their pollution problems to stop harming the Bay.
UPDATES
EPA suit alleges San Francisco discharges sewage into bay and onto beaches
SFGate
The federal government and the state of California sued the city of San Francisco on Wednesday over the city’s aging combined stormwater-sewer systems, which they allege can release raw...
Breaking: US EPA and State of California Join Our Fight to Hold SFPUC Accountable
In a remarkable development yesterday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of California joined Baykeeper in taking legal action against San Francisco for discharging...
Feds, state accuse S.F. of dumping sewage into bay, ocean for years
San Francisco Chronicle
The federal and state governments accused San Francisco on Wednesday of discharging huge amounts of untreated wastewater and sewage into the bay and the ocean for many years, violating environmental...