Ten percent of water samples at California beaches last year contained more human fecal bacteria than the state allows, according to a study released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Violations of daily maximum bacterial standards at 227 California beaches increased 4% from 2007 to 2008, the study found.
"Many Californians were sickened or became ill after going to polluted beaches last year," Michelle Mehta, an attorney with the council's water program, said in a written statement. "The problem of beach water pollution has not improved and millions of people visiting California's world-renowned beaches continue to be at risk."
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