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Surfrider Report Reveals Impacts of Over 900 Billion Gallons of Untreated Sewage Released Into US Surface Waters Every Year

Surfrider Report Reveals Impacts of Over 900 Billion Gallons of Untreated Sewage Released Into US Surface Waters Every Year

Surfrider報告揭示了每年向美國地表水排放超過9000億加侖未經處理的污水的影響
PR Newswire ·  05/22 22:05

64% of Beaches Tested Failed to Meet State Health Standards at Least Once in 2023

2023 年,64% 的測試海灘至少一次未能達到州健康標準

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, the Surfrider Foundation is releasing its 2023 Clean Water Report. This comprehensive annual report describes the threats from stormwater runoff and untreated sewage polluting our ocean, waves, and beaches, as well as the efforts of Surfrider's nationwide network of volunteers to test coastal waters and mitigate pollution through their Blue Water Task Force and Ocean Friendly Gardens program. The report also features Surfrider's top ten priority polluted beaches where volunteers are measuring bacteria levels that could be putting public health at risk. Case studies illustrate how Surfrider's chapter network is leveraging their clean water programs to advocate for pollution solutions to help keep you and your family safe at the beach.

加利福尼亞州聖克萊門特,2024 年 5 月 22 日 /PRNewswire/ — 陣亡將士紀念日週末標誌着夏季的非正式開始,衝浪者基金會正在發佈其 2023 年清潔水報告。這份全面的年度報告描述了雨水徑流和未經處理的污水污染我們的海洋、海浪和海灘的威脅,以及Surfrider的全國志願者網絡通過其藍水工作隊和海洋友好花園計劃爲測試沿海水域和減輕污染所做的努力。該報告還介紹了Surfrider的十大優先受污染海灘,志願者正在測量可能危及公共健康的細菌水平。案例研究說明了Surfrider的分會網絡如何利用其清潔水計劃來倡導污染解決方案,以幫助您和您的家人在海灘上的安全。

64% of Beaches Tested Failed to Meet State Health Standards at Least Once in 2023

2023 年,64% 的測試海灘至少一次未能達到州健康標準

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Hawai'i's beaches, where people swim, surf, and admire our beautiful ocean, aren't always as pristine as they appear. Each year, 900 billion gallons of wastewater are released into our ocean due to outdated and broken wastewater infrastructure along the U.S. coastlines, endangering the health of people and Hawai'i's precious waters.
夏威夷的海灘並不總是像看起來那樣純淨,人們在這裏游泳、衝浪和欣賞我們美麗的海洋。由於美國海岸線上過時和破損的廢水基礎設施,每年有9000億加侖的廢水被釋放到我們的海洋中,危及人們的健康和夏威夷寶貴的水域。
Surfrider's top ten priority polluted beaches are not only where volunteers are measuring bacteria levels that could be putting public health at risk, but are also popular recreational beaches for families.
Surfrider的十大優先污染海灘不僅是志願者測量可能危及公共健康的細菌水平的地方,而且還是深受家庭歡迎的休閒海灘。

Since the Surfrider Foundation was founded in 1984, improving coastal water quality has been one of the organization's top priorities. Through their Clean Water Initiative, Surfrider chapter volunteers strive to protect water quality and reduce pollution by building public awareness of water pollution problems and advocating for solutions to protect clean water and healthy coastal ecosystems.

自衝浪者基金會於1984年成立以來,改善沿海水質一直是該組織的首要任務之一。通過清潔水倡議,衝浪者分會志願者通過提高公衆對水污染問題的認識並倡導保護清潔水和健康的沿海生態系統的解決方案,努力保護水質和減少污染。

Nearly 10 trillion gallons of untreated stormwater runoff flow into U.S. waterways every year, carrying a cocktail of pollutants including road dust, oil, animal waste, fertilizers, and other chemicals. Years of neglect and underfunding have also left America's outdated wastewater infrastructure in disrepair, threatening coastal water quality by discharging raw and undertreated sewage into our local waterways and ocean at a rate of over 900 billion gallons every year. This untreated sewage can contain bacteria, viruses, and parasites that make people sick with gastrointestinal symptoms, rashes, skin and eye infections, flu-like symptoms, and worse. Sewage and stormwater runoff also pollute waterways with excess nutrients, wreaking havoc on coastal ecosystems by fueling harmful algal blooms that put human health at risk and result in fish kills and coral reef die-offs.

每年有近10萬億加侖未經處理的雨水徑流流入美國水道,攜帶各種污染物,包括路塵、石油、動物糞便、肥料和其他化學物質。多年的忽視和資金不足也使美國過時的污水基礎設施失修,每年以超過9000億加侖的速度將未經處理和未經處理的污水排放到我們當地的水道和海洋,從而威脅到沿海水質。這種未經處理的污水可能含有細菌、病毒和寄生蟲,這些細菌、病毒和寄生蟲會使人們生病,出現胃腸道症狀、皮疹、皮膚和眼部感染、流感樣症狀甚至惡化。污水和雨水徑流還會用過多的營養物質污染水道,助長有害的藻類大量繁殖,危及人類健康,導致魚類死亡和珊瑚礁死亡,從而對沿海生態系統造成嚴重破壞。

"Everyone deserves access to clean water to surf, swim, and play in. That's why Surfrider advocates for strong laws and sufficient funding to monitor and protect water quality. We ensure that people have access to the information they need to protect themselves and the health of their families when recreating at the beach and in our coastal waterways," explains Mara Dias, Surfrider's Water Quality Initiative Senior Manager. "When we see information gaps in government testing programs that leave public health unprotected, we seek to meet those community needs with our Blue Water Task Force water quality monitoring program. And when more collaborative approaches fail, the Surfrider Foundation has the expertise to bring issues to the courts to ensure proper enforcement of the Clean Water Act to protect clean water for all people."

“每個人都應該有乾淨的水來衝浪、游泳和玩耍。這就是爲什麼Surfrider倡導制定強有力的法律和足夠的資金來監測和保護水質的原因。我們確保人們在海灘和沿海水道重建時能夠獲得保護自己和家人的健康所需的信息。” 衝浪者水質倡議高級經理瑪拉·迪亞斯解釋說。“當我們看到政府測試計劃中的信息缺口使公共健康得不到保護時,我們會尋求通過藍水工作隊水質監測計劃來滿足這些社區的需求。而且,當更多的協作方法失敗時,衝浪者基金會擁有將問題提交法院的專業知識,以確保適當執行《清潔水法》,保護所有人的清潔用水。”

The Surfrider Foundation is not only testing the water, but it is also leading the nationwide Ocean Friendly Gardens program that is educating communities and local officials on the actions that can be taken in our yards and public spaces to reduce the amount of polluted runoff that flows into our local waterways and out to the ocean.

衝浪者基金會(Surfrider Foundation)不僅在測試水域,還領導了全國性的海洋友好花園計劃,該計劃正在教育社區和地方官員如何在我們的院子和公共場所採取行動,以減少流入當地水道和流向海洋的受污染徑流量。

The growing threats from climate change to our coasts, including sea level rise and more frequent extreme weather events that generate massive amounts of stormwater, are already causing water infrastructure failures and sewage spills with increasing frequency. Significant investments need to be made now to prepare our coastal communities to become more resilient and to better manage our water resources. This is necessary to protect the health of more than 100 million beachgoers who flock to U.S. beaches every year and the booming coastal tourism economy that contributes $140 billion to our national economy.

氣候變化對我們海岸的威脅越來越大,包括海平面上升和產生大量雨水的更頻繁的極端天氣事件,已經導致水利基礎設施故障和污水泄漏的頻率越來越高。現在需要進行大量投資,使我們的沿海社區做好準備,使其更具彈性,更好地管理我們的水資源。這對於保護每年湧向美國海灘的1億多海灘遊客的健康以及爲我們的國民經濟貢獻1400億美元的蓬勃發展的沿海旅遊經濟是必要的。

About the Surfrider Foundation

關於衝浪者基金會

The Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world's ocean, waves, and beaches for all people through a powerful activist network. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over one million supporters, activists, and members, with more than 200 volunteer-led chapters and student clubs in the U.S., and more than 800 victories protecting our coasts. Learn more at surfrider.org.

衝浪者基金會是一個非營利性基層組織,致力於通過強大的活動家網絡爲所有人保護和享受我們世界的海洋、海浪和海灘。衝浪者基金會由少數有遠見的衝浪者於1984年在加利福尼亞州馬里布創立,現在擁有超過一百萬的支持者、活動家和會員,在美國擁有超過200個由志願者領導的分會和學生俱樂部,並有800多場勝利保護我們的海岸。要了解更多,請訪問 surfrider.org

SOURCE Surfrider Foundation

來源 Surfrider 基金會

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