Any rain is welcome across San Diego this time of year, but with the rain come issues along our coastline and in our rivers. The impact from a storm isn’t just about the rainfall accumulation, it’s also about the runoff that trickles or even rushes through local waterways and into the ocean, which can pose a health risk for San Diegans.

You might’ve seen a video circulating on social media of stormwater runoff rushing out of a drain just north of Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach on Tuesday. As Phillip Musegaas, the executive director for San Diego Coastkeeper, said, this isn’t pure rainwater: ”Anything that we think of that is out on the street, that’s going to get carried into the storm drains and out into our beaches and ocean from the runoff."

Musegaas said paved and impermeable surfaces

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