Baykeeper is the only organization that patrols San Francisco Bay to investigate and stop pollution.
We regularly patrol the Bay on the Baykeeper boat, and by plane, kayak, and with our drone, Osprey. Our scientists identify threats to the Bay and gather evidence of pollution and investigate tips from the public to our Pollution Hotline.
And when we find pollution, our advocates and lawyers take action to hold the polluters accountable and stop them from harming the Bay and the people of the Bay Area.
Learn more about our skippers and the Baykeeper boat.
Hoodline
San Francisco's picturesque bay is now the center of a scandalous pollution row, as the city stands accused of pouring millions of gallons of sewage directly into the waters. San Francisco Baykeeper...
SFGate
A local environmental watchdog group plans to sue San Francisco over accusations that the city’s Public Utilities Commission routinely violates federal law by discharging millions of...
San Francisco Examiner
In the filing, the group accused San Francisco of repeatedly discharging mixed sewage and “trash-filled” urban runoff into San Francisco Bay during heavy rains. They said this mix of sewage and...