Mayor Joan House announced that Malibu has secured $2 million in state grants under the Clean Beach Initiative to construct facilities that will divert and treat storm water runoff before it can contaminate Malibu Lagoon and Surfrider State Beach. The council initially sought funding to build two storm water treatment facilities at Cross Creek Road and Civic Center Way in order to improve water quality and support the health of local habitat areas. But the battle against pollution at Surfrider is not over. “As important and welcome as this funding is, we won’t stop until our vision of no warning signs comes to fruition,” said House in a press release.
The city credits state Assemblymember Fran Pavley and State Sen. Sheila Kuehl for their participation in acquiring the Clean Beach Initiative funds from the state.