Pollution hurts the Bay and its watershed
San Francisco Bay and its watershed are under constant stress from industrial pollution, raw sewage spills, trash, oil tankers, hazardous chemicals, and more. Ongoing mining, dredging, and habitat destruction also harm the Bay.
Laws are too weak
Government agencies don’t fully enforce the laws and policies that are supposed to keep the Bay and its watershed safe from harm. And polluters constantly lobby for weaker regulations.
The Bay’s health is in jeopardy
San Francisco Bay’s critical wetlands, its bottom floor, and the fresh water from rivers that flow into the Bay are all being mismanaged and exploited — leaving the Bay in a weak, unstable condition.
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Water Mismanagement

Dredging & Mining
Photos: Seagull by Ingrid Taylar; Ocean Beach by Robb Most; No Coal photo by Robert McKinney. All others by Baykeeper.