Hi, just wondering if any of you take interest in your local surf area water quality?
Over here in the UK we have a "Blue Flag" which is monitored by a Govt body who assess the quality of the water in and around that particular beach/area. There are some fairly strict criteria to pass before the beach is awarded a "Blue Flag" but once it's handed out the checks are fairly random and pretty much non-existent after that.
I ask, because I surf a number of beaches, and all those I surf have "Blue Flags" yet the water quality from one to another is quite different...
Just wondering what it's like over with you Guys...

Pic from a beach, the water "looks" greenish and clear.. but I can assure you it's pretty filthy by comparison to other beaches I surf.