LIVE Metric
Water pollution
In its 2014/2016 integrated report, the State Water Resources Control Board listed 208 waterbodies in the Los Angeles region as impaired by pollutants such as bacteria, heavy metals, nutrients, pesticides, and trash.
Source: California State Water Resources Control Board (via Heal the Bay)
Our target
Fewer than ten waterways in the Los Angeles region are considered impaired.
Number of waterways in the LA region considered impaired.
2016
208
LA2050 Target
2050
10