Monterey Waterkeeper

We are so proud of our executive director Chelsea Hsin-Feng Tu for receiving the 2024 emergent leader honor from the Democratic Women of Monterey County! Thank you and so many leaders in the wider Monterey community for being a part of the fight for safe drinking water and clear rivers free from fertilizer and pesticide contamination in communities of color and low-income communties. We are truly honored and grateful for your partnership. When we fight for the underserved, we fight for everyone’s right to clean water.

Meet Monterey Waterkeeper’s summer law clerk, Gabriella! Gaby is a rising 2nd-year law student at UC Davis School of Law, and a rising star in the field of water law and policy. (Photo description: Gaby and our ED Chelsea Tu hiking next to the serene Salinas River near the Toro Creek access point.)

On May 16, 1906, the Chinese Fishing Village at Point Alones near Pacific Grove was burned down. Today hundreds of people join the Walk of Remembrance to honor these ancestors. We partnered with to create an educational booklet on the history and the contributions of the Chinese villagers to Monterey Bay. The coast belongs to everyone, and everyone’s coastal stories deserve to be told.

Thank you to all the water warriors who came out to help clean up Palm Beach State Park near Watsonville!

In the Central Coast region, Latinx communities are 4.4 times more likely to drink nitrate-contaminated water than white communities. We are proud to be part of a civil rights administrative complaint to the USEPA on the State Water Board’s failure to curb deadly fertilizer nitrogen in the Central Coast region. This failure disproportionately impacts Latinx communities. It is time for the State to take action and end environmental racism. See Monterey County Weekly coverage at: https://tiny.cc/ #

We are so excited to work with Cal State Monterey Bay students on a new project to learn more about how people enjoy the Salinas River! 💦✨

With the new year just around the corner, we are excited to share our top 3 priorities for 2024! Cheers to new beginnings 🌟🐋🦦💧

When you turn on the tap, is the water safe to drink or shower with? Thousands of Central Coasts residents, predominantly LatinX, do not have safe drinking water. Find out why in this article by Monterey Waterkeeper and San Jerardo Cooperative: http://tinyurl.com/326kjbya

Giving season is here!

Please consider supporting Monterey Waterkeeper to restore drinkable, fishable, and swimmable waters for all.

Thank you for helping us meet our goal of raising $15,000 by December 31st, 2023.

PS: First 10 donations of $250 or more will receive Our Ocean’s Edge, a hardcover photo book of the Central Coast’s beautiful coastline ($50 value)!

Please donate at: www.montereywaterkeeper.org/giving

Giving season is here! Starting today, please consider supporting Monterey Waterkeeper and help us raise $15,000 by December 31st, 2023.

Your generous contribution will:
1. bring underserved youth to the Central Coast's iconic waters &
2. empower communities to advocate for safe drinking water.

Please donate at: www.montereywaterkeeper.org/giving

Agricultural fertilizer runoff pollutes both soil and water supply. To combat this, the Central Coast Water Board placed limits on the over-application of fertilizer nitrogen in fields. Unfortunately, the State Water Board removed these limits in September. As a result, communities will lose access to safe drinking water in the Central Coast. Many low-income communities of color are already threatened by unsafe nitrate levels, and the region’s rivers are contaminated by nitrate and pesticides. Monterey Waterkeeper and our partners are challenging the State’s order to restore clean water for all. Read more at www.montereywaterkeeper.org/announcements

Last Friday, Monterey Waterkeeper and other groups filed a lawsuit urging the State Water Board to limit agricultural nitrate pollution and protect families. Many communities in the Central Coast rely on nitrate contaminated water. 1 out of 4 on-farm domestic wells are undrinkable. See full press release at www.Montereywaterkeeper.org/announcements

Thank you for supporting Monterey Water at our garden party yesterday! We are grateful to be part of this wonderful community. Your contributions and love empower us to keep fighting for clean water for all.

Thank you for supporting Monterey Waterkeeper at our garden party yesterday! We are grateful to be part of this wonderful community. Your contributions empower us to keep fighting for clean water for all!

Check out the Monterey County Weekly article below, where we talk about the State Water Board’s proposal to weaken nitrate regulation and the need to protect community and ecosystem health.

Monterey Weekly article https://shorturl.at/dpBLV

Join Monterey Waterkeeper’s Sat. Sept. 30 garden party fundraiser in Carmel! Enjoy Chef-curated appetizers, wine, and live jazz music by Bruce Forman and Steve Wilson in a garden setting. Keynote presentation by Assemblymember Dawn Addis.
RSVP or donate at: https://givebutter.com/c/QeKvcL

Grateful for the generation donation from for our Sept. 30 garden party fundraiser. Thank you for supporting clean water for all in the Central Coast! Join/sponsor the party at https://tinyurl.com/2023mwk 🎉 🍎

You are cordially invited to Monterey Waterkeeper’s second annual garden party fundraiser on Saturday, September 30 (3-5pm) in Carmel! Join us in tasting Monterey Bay ceviche & supporting clean water for all. Pls RSVP at: www.tinyurl.com/2023mwk

We just submitted comments urging the State Water Board to protect families from agricultural nitrate contamination in the Central Coast region. See press statement & how you can join us in advocating for clean water at www.montereywaterkeeper.org/announcements

Reminder! Join the upcoming kayak cleanup excursion at Elkhorn Slough on Saturday, August 19 (9 am- noon).

RSVP for free kayak spots here (for ages 5+): https://shorturl.at/mtCHR

See you at 9am in front of 2390 CA-1, Moss Landing!

Únase a la próxima excursión de limpieza de kayak en Elkhorn Slough el sábado 19 de Agosto (9 am- mediodía).

RSVP para lugares de kayak gratis aquí (para mayores de 5 años): https://shorturl.at/mtCHR

¡Nos vemos a las 9 am frente a 2390 CA-1, Moss Landing!

Join us on our next kayak cleanup excursion at Elkhorn Slough on Saturday, August 19 (9 am-noon).

RSVP for free kayak spots here (for ages 5+): https://shorturl.at/mtCHR

See you at 9am in front of 2390 CA-1, Moss Landing!

Take a look at Monterey Waterkeeper’s progress update for ☀️ Summer 2023! See report with clickable link here: https://www.montereywaterkeeper.org/announcements

The Salinas River is the longest river in the Central Coast, stretching around 175 miles, and is ranked as the ninth-longest in the state! This beautiful river is home to flourishing wildlife and plants, resulting in an abundant corridor of natural beauty. Check out the Monterey Weekly article featuring six explores, including a Monterey WaterKeeper member, to learn more about their journey down the River.

Monterey Weekly article https://shorturl.at/dopDS

Great job to all our volunteers for cleaning up Elkhorn Slough this morning! Shout out to event sponsor

Great job to all our volunteers for another successful Elkhorn Slough kayak cleanup excursion! & a big thanks to for sponsoring the event! 🚣🏽🦭

ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Last call to join the kayak cleanup excursion at Elkhorn Slough this Saturday, June 24 (9 am-noon)

RSVP FOR FREE KAYAK SPOTS HERE: https://forms.gle/9tREfhguk7MNj4TS6

See you at 9am
in front of 2390 CA-1, Moss Landing.

Join us on our next kayak cleanup excursion at Elkhorn Slough on Saturday, June 24 (9am-noon).

RSVP for free kayak spots here https://forms.gle/9tREfhguk7MNj4TS6

See you at 9am in front of 2390 CA-1, Moss Landing!

Hi friends! We’re going to be at the Columbia store in Monterey (498 Del Monte Center, Suite 48) on Saturday 5/27 (2-6pm)! 10% of your purchases will go directly to Monterey Waterkeeper. Come by at 3 pm to learn more about our work & win a prize!

Today through June 5, 10% of your purchase at the Columbia store in Monterey (498 Del Monte Center, Suite 48) will go directly to support Monterey Waterkeeper. We’ll also be tabling in front of the store this Saturday 5/27, 2-6pm. Come say hi & support clean water for all!