Baykeeper Updates Related to Urban Storm Water

BK In The News: September 18, 2023
Two Silicon Valley cities must face claims they polluted local waterways with raw sewage from stormwater systems, despite their argument that a new discharge permit provided safe haven from a conservation group's claims, according to a California federal judge.
Blog Post: April 24, 2023
Across the region, industrial facilities illegally pollute the Bay with stormwater runoff containing high concentrations of toxic contaminants like lead, chromium, copper, and oil. With the help of our supporters over the last decade, Baykeeper has successfully compelled more than 50 of these...
BK In The News: January 29, 2023
Podcast:  An estimated 62 million gallons of sewage — or about 94 Olympic-sized swimming pools — spilled into the San Francisco Bay during the storms in late December and January.  Those storms are now behind us, and officials say the water is now safe. But now is actually the perfect time to...
Press Release: January 19, 2023
Bay Area Residents and Wildlife Remain at Risk President Biden is visiting the South Bay today with Governor Newsom to tour damage from recent storms.  January’s atmospheric river events dumped upwards of 22 million gallons of sewage into San Francisco Bay. Much of the Bay Area’s stormwater and...
BK In The News: January 18, 2023
"I would urge people to still stay out of the water for a couple more days," said Sejal Choksi-Chugh, the executive director of San Francisco Baykeeper, told ABC7 News. "It's going to rain again tonight, and the bacteria and pathogens and viruses and chemicals haven't really had a chance to flush...
BK In The News: January 15, 2023
As storms continue to pound the Bay Area, an unfortunate side effect is overwhelmed wastewater treatment systems and dozens of sewage spills in the region.
BK In The News: January 15, 2023
The preliminary tally is 14 million gallons — enough to fill 21 Olympic-size swimming pools.\ That’s how much untreated storm water, with some raw sewage mixed in, was released in the San Francisco Bay Area from Dec. 30 to Jan. 3, according to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control...
BK In The News: January 15, 2023
“Our old infrastructure is just not going to be up to snuff,” Choksi-Chugh said. “It’s not going to be able to handle these larger storm events, year upon year. So we really need to be thinking about the future.”
BK In The News: January 14, 2023
The massive storms in California have overwhelmed the San Francisco Bay area's sewage systems. Millions of gallons of untreated wastewater are pouring through streets and into the bay.
BK In The News: January 14, 2023
Millions of gallons of sewage have overflowed into Bay Area streets and water bodies since the first atmospheric river made landfall on New Year’s Eve, inundating local wastewater systems not built to withstand intense storm after storm.

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