Map Details
This map shows the most recent ocean water quality test results for beaches in Santa Barbara County.
These tests are conducted by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Ocean Water Monitoring Program and are posted as PDFs to the agency's website. Beach status is given in respect to test results only and not to any other factors that may warrant beach closures, please follow all official postings and signage.
The data displayed on this map, accessible by clicking a beach icon or by searching for a beach using the magnifying glass icon, originate from these report PDFs. The County releases these reports at least weekly but may release them more frequently*. This site checks daily for updated information and updates records accordingly.
Disclaimer
This is an unofficial personal project and I have no affiliation with any Santa Barbara county public agencies. All provided data should be used for reference only,
I hold no responsibility for the accuracy of these data or any decisions made based on information provided here. Use good judgement and respect any
instructions, directives, and posted signage provided by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department or any local authority.
Activate Development Notes and Data Limitations
This website is still undergoing active development and is prone to changes and downtime without notice. I have tried my best to ensure that displayed data reflect the
newest data available from the county, however I cannot guarantee this will always be true. Time lag exists between when the county posts new reports, usually mornings,
and when my site checks for updates, which is around noon each day, any County releases later in the day won't be reflected until the next day. Also, due to the active
development of the scripts that process the PDFs, certain County postings may not be handled by the script properly, requiring me to fix any bugs, which may take some time.
*Amended reports may be released more frequently when a beach exceeds state health standards, requiring additional testing, or when individual beach results are still pending on initial weekly report release.
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You can see my other projects under my projects section and you can see a description on how I made this map here.
You can visit the GitHub repo for the project here and the repo for the website/Leaflet application here.