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Linda Mar Health Impacts Survey

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The Linda Mar Water Quality Coalition is a grassroots alliance of Surfrider San Mateo County's Blue Water Task Force, Salted Roots, the San Pedro Creek Watershed Coalition, Cultivar Foundation, and Pedro Point Surf Club.  Over the past two years our testing has found:
  • 85% of samples along the San Pedro Creek exceeded state safety standards for fecal indicator bacteria
  • DNA testing has identified human fecal contamination.  Leaking sewer infrastructure is the suspected source. 
  • Ocean water north of Taco Bell is mostly safe except during heavy rains or rare pumping station discharges

We need your help to understand how these water quality issues affect people. This survey will take less than 3 minutes. Your responses will help:
  • Document health impacts on swimmers, surfers, and beachgoers
  • Inform public agencies and elected officials
  • Advocate for infrastructure improvements

Every response strengthens the evidence needed to protect public health and improve water quality at Linda Mar Beach and San Pedro Creek.  Thanks for being part of the solution!

You can skip any question. We will never sell your information or use it for commercial purposes.  Survey results will be shared only in aggregate, anonymized form.

1. Have you and/or a child in your care entered the water at Linda Mar Beach or San Pedro Creek within the last two years? (Select all that apply.)
2. During most visits, what activities do you engage in? (select all that apply)
3. Which part of the beach do you spend the most time in?  (select all that apply)
4. Have water quality concerns affected your behavior? (click all that apply)
5. Have you ever experienced health symptoms after being in the water at Linda Mar? If so, which ones? (click all that apply)
6. How soon after your visit did symptoms begin?
7. Did you connect your symptoms to your visit to Linda Mar?
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Did you seek medical attention for your symptoms? 
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If not, why? (Click all that apply)
10. Have you had negative health symptoms more than once? If so--how often?
11. How often do you visit Linda Mar Beach now?
12.  How often did you visit before you had water quality concerns?
13. When did you first become concerned about water quality at Linda Mar Beach?
14. On a typical visit, about how much do you spend in Pacifica (food, parking, gear, shopping, etc.)?
15. Would you be open to a 10-15 minute follow-up conversation to share more about your experience?
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The last three demographic questions are optional. We ask them to help us understand whether health impacts and access to care differ across communities. 



What is your age? (optional)
21. What is your gender? (optional)
22. What is your race/ethnicity? (optional)
  • This question is required
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