Water Quality

Keeping Our Waterways Safe and Clean

Here you will find the latest news on efforts to reduce stormwater pollution, pollution prevention tips for residents and businesses and other resources. Together, we can prevent stormwater pollution and keep our channels, creeks, bays and ocean clean.

Resource Efficiency and Water Quality Report

The City prepares the Resource Efficiency and Water Quality Annual Report to highlight the ongoing water efficiency efforts and ocean water quality projects. Check out our latest report.

Reporting a Spill

Preventing the discharge of pollutants to receiving waters is essential to protecting designated beneficial uses. In order to maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of Orange County's aquatic resources, and protect public health, the City of
Newport Beach and the County has a team of specially trained personnel who respond
to water pollution incidents on a 24 hour basis, every day of the year.

In Orange County, it is prohibited by Federal, State and local laws to discharge
anything other than clean stormwater runoff to the storm drain system.

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