Beach Information Monitor Goes Live!
Miocean identified a need to educate recreational beachgoers of current weather, ocean, and water quality information. While this information can be found on the internet, it is not readily accessible to beachgoers at particular beaches. Miocean has developed an innovative solution to transmit customized beach data on an almost real-time basis to wirelessly connected flat screen monitors installed at popular beaches along Orange County's coastline.
With our first screen installed at Big Corona in Newport Beach, this highly informative signage will effectively inform beach goers about current surf conditions, water temperature, tidal conditions, and water quality sampling results at the beach where the monitor is located. In addition, the screens are designed to raise awareness among beachgoers and offer tips to reduce urban runoff pollution.
Click here to see the Corona Del Mar monitor live!
Miocean Featured on KABC News!
Eyewitness News at 5 PM
Airdate: May 13, 2009
Station: KABC
KABC reporter, Eileen Frere, interviews Miocean Board Members, Martyn Hoffmann and Keith Ross. Timmy Turner tells his incredible story of surviving a life threatening staph infection that he contracted in Huntington Beach. In addition, Mary Anne Skorpanich, director of the OC Watersheds Program, describes how the facility operates.
Seaside Solution: Salt Creek Ozone Disinfection
Due to contaminated urban runoff from the Salt Creek Watershed, bacteria concentrations were far exceeding both Federal and State standards at Salt Creek Beach, preventing swimmers from enjoying this beautiful stretch of coastline. The polluted water from nearby residential and light commercial zones carried fertilizers, animal waster, bacteria and detergents to Salt Creek's outlet to the Pacific Ocean.
Coast Magazine Interview: July 2004
Locals called it Polio Pond. The result of miles of urban runoff, this mix of toxins and bacteria pooled at the head of Doheny State Beach, just a hundred yards from the surf line, and posed a serious threat to beachgoers and swimmers. In addition to attracting unsuspecting children to play in the water, during rains or high tides, the toxic mix would overflow into the nearby surf, forcing county health officials to label Doheny waters as polluted over 100 days a year.