slingshot
Contributor
Okay, Capybara suggested the title, but it does roughly summarize the question. The Monterey County Health Department website (http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/health/beaches/) advises folks not to dive off Monterey beaches after it rains because of the increase in fecal coliform bacteria from sewer runoff. Does this ever dissuade you from diving? I know the vis sometimes isn't the best, but I haven't really given this much thought until i went to the department site via Chuck's Monterey diving website (nice site btw). I figured there was enough poop from the sea lions, but for some reason that didn't gross me out as much. All this aside, I'll probably be diving this weekend at Breakwater.