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PORTLAND, Ore. — A new study finds half the beaches in the U.S. are contaminated with sewage or feces, but it's particularly bad in Oregon.

According to a study by Environment Texas, Oregon had six beaches that hit unsafe levels of contamination 75% of the time the EPA ran tests.

Here's a list of the top five dirtiest beaches in Oregon.

  • Seal Rock State Recreation Site
  • Nye Beach
  • Tolovana Beach State Wayside
  • Cannon Beach
  • Manzanita Beach
Nye Beach is currently under a health advisory after the Newport City Water Treatment Plant released over a million gallons of untreated water.

https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-beaches-among-dirtiest-in-the-country-according-to-new-study
 
Having some reasonable insights into these kinds of issues, I'd lay the bulk of the responsibility on the toothless and hopelessly compromised Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, overseen by the equally toothless and constantly under siege (by the right) Environmental Protection Agency.......kind of hard to move forward without the political will.....or the desire to provide adequate funding and enforcement. Sadly, Oregon talks a far better game than it actually plays.........
 
I love mussels and oysters and shellfish but I won't eat them from the Oregon Coast....rented a bungalow on the beach in Yachats once and the wife and I got bad food poisoning from the mussels....it's was clear too....usually they say don't eat them until 10 days after a rain. This was a dry spell so it wasn't cattle manure that leeched into the bay. They looked fresh. Smelled fresh. Fooled us.
 
I’m in Hawaii and I see a ton of homeless and yet no litter or graffiti anywhere.
 
The OP really surprised me...from what little I had been told in the past, I was always was under the impression that the Oregon coast is beautiful...perception isn't everything...live and learn, I guess.
 
yankeesince59 said:
The OP really surprised me...from what little I had been told in the past, I was always was under the impression that the Oregon coast is beautiful...perception isn't everything...live and learn, I guess.
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The Oregon Coast is stunningly beautiful but honestly, the ocean is a trash bin everywhere....you'd be amazed how much garbage is dumped in the ocean 24/7....
 
yankeesince59 said:
The OP really surprised me...from what little I had been told in the past, I was always was under the impression that the Oregon coast is beautiful...perception isn't everything...live and learn, I guess.
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Yes it’s an absolute shithole…. Make sure you tell people not to go there. It’s horrible. Just like the city of Portland. Stay away.
 
riverman said:
The Oregon Coast is stunningly beautiful but honestly, the ocean is a trash bin everywhere....you'd be amazed how much garbage is dumped in the ocean 24/7....
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THE HCP said:
Yes it’s an absolute shithole…. Make sure you tell people not to go there. It’s horrible. Just like the city of Portland. Stay away.
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What the hell happened?...I mean, how long ago did the beaches begin going to hell?
 
yankeesince59 said:
What the hell happened?...I mean, how long ago did the beaches begin going to hell?
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Longer than most folks think. I snorkled all over the pacific rim and it's sad how much pollution is in the ocean...we've been killing the coral reefs for many decades. For the most part the beaches are clean...it's the water that's often not or the ocean floor..I think Hawaii has the cleanest water I've snorkeled in and it's the furthest from any major continents. In many poor countries you could pay any sailor with a raft to dump anything you want in the ocean for 50 bucks or so. I've seen medical waste bags covering coral reefs before.
 
riverman said:
Longer than most folks think. I snorkled all over the pacific rim and it's sad how much pollution is in the ocean...we've been killing the coral reefs for many decades. For the most part the beaches are clean...it's the water that's often not or the ocean floor..I think Hawaii has the cleanest water I've snorkeled in and it's the furthest from any major continents. In many poor countries you could pay any sailor with a raft to dump anything you want in the ocean for 50 bucks or so. I've seen medical waste bags covering coral reefs before.
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That's sad...but then again, it shouldn't be surprising................humans always seem to find a way to fuck things up.
 
yankeesince59 said:
That's sad...but then again, it shouldn't be surprising................humans always seem to find a way to fuck things up.
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Out of site, out of mind...I understand New York City's daily garbage used to be carted out to sea on barges..not sure if they do that anymore
 
riverman said:
Out of site, out of mind...I understand New York City's daily garbage used to be carted out to sea on barges..not sure if they do that anymore
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That's what we all did until after few years ago when China finally refused to accept money for our trash anymore.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Having some reasonable insights into these kinds of issues, I'd lay the bulk of the responsibility on the toothless and hopelessly compromised Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, overseen by the equally toothless and constantly under siege (by the right) Environmental Protection Agency.......kind of hard to move forward without the political will.....or the desire to provide adequate funding and enforcement. Sadly, Oregon talks a far better game than it actually plays.........
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Oh yes, because Oregon state government has long been controlled by the right
 
I wonder how much of this is due to people burying their dogs crap in the sand rather than picking it up.
 
beast crnjo said:
I wonder how much of this is due to people burying their dogs crap in the sand rather than picking it up.
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Very, very little. You're talking millions upon millions of gallons of clean new water for every pile of dog crap.

This would be like draining Bull Run because that kid pissed in it.

No, this is due to run off from farms, yards, streets, and sewers.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Very, very little. You're talking millions upon millions of gallons of clean new water for every pile of dog crap.

This would be like draining Bull Run because that kid pissed in it.

No, this is due to run off from farms, yards, streets, and sewers.
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And it isn't just America that is responsible. Mexico has been dumping raw sewage just south of San Diego for decades, with little or no attempt made to fix the problem, despite intense pressure by the US. British Columbia has settled for basic primary treatment of its sewage, also for decades. Meaning that billions upon billions of partially treated wastewater has been pumped into the Straits of Juan De Fuca to be "diluted". They are only now in the midst of upgrades that aren't scheduled to take effect until 2026. Guess which state(s) are sandwiched between the pollution from those two countries?? When entities in Oregon (especially the big ones) violate, they get a slap on the wrist (if even that). It's the little polluters who pay the price because they can least afford to fight it. Money talks, bullshit ends up on the beach........
 
Phatguysrule said:
That's what we all did until after few years ago when China finally refused to accept money for our trash anymore.
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Actually it was Cambodia that accepted big bucks to dump garbage from my recollection. International waters nobody cares.
 
HomerLovesKoolAid said:
Clearly this is the fault of SlyPokerCat and his ilk, and the like, who, along with his friends, has been burying kitty roca at Oregon's beaches for years.
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I've seen his ilk on the beach:

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barfo
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
And it isn't just America that is responsible. Mexico has been dumping raw sewage just south of San Diego for decades, with little or no attempt made to fix the problem, despite intense pressure by the US. British Columbia has settled for basic primary treatment of its sewage, also for decades. Meaning that billions upon billions of partially treated wastewater has been pumped into the Straits of Juan De Fuca to be "diluted". They are only now in the midst of upgrades that aren't scheduled to take effect until 2026. Guess which state(s) are sandwiched between the pollution from those two countries?? When entities in Oregon (especially the big ones) violate, they get a slap on the wrist (if even that). It's the little polluters who pay the price because they can least afford to fight it. Money talks, bullshit ends up on the beach........
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Wow, sounds like you have some sort of knowledge about this. Perhaps you worked in that industry for a couple decades or something.. what a waste of time that was since it simply comes down to blue tie=bad, red=good.

If green font is needed for that, you might want to turn off fox or CNN. Thank you for the well reasoned explanation, UCD
 
Shaboid said:
Wow, sounds like you have some sort of knowledge about this. Perhaps you worked in that industry for a couple decades or something.. what a waste of time that was since it simply comes down to blue tie=bad, red=good.

If green font is needed for that, you might want to turn off fox or CNN. Thank you for the well reasoned explanation, UCD
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Thirty five years herdin' turds, I picked up a few things along the way.......ummm.....maybe I should rephrase that.........
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Thirty five years herdin' turds, I picked up a few things along the way.......ummm.....maybe I should rephrase that.........
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you probably haven’t needed to buy corn for decades.

barfo
 
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