New signs warn of pollution and possible illness without closing beaches completely. The old system had two sign options: an advisory for suspected contamination, and a beach closure — for when contamination that threatens human health is detected.
San Diego County officials expect thousands of people to pack local beaches over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and those beachgoers could see new pollution-warning signs.
The old system had two possible sign options: an advisory if contamination is suspected, similar to a rain event, and a beach closure, which goes up when contamination that threatens human health is detected. The new signs warn of potential pollution and the risk of illness without closing the beach completely.“I think that it helps our community make an informed decision before going out into the water,” said Paloma Aguirre, an Imperial Beach City Council member. “So the new warning sign is telling people that `yeah, there may not be a one in 10 chance, but there is a 30 in 1,000 chance that you might get sick.
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