El Faro

Photo by: Dylan Neild

El Faro se localiza justo enfrente del Parque Estatal Border Field (Border Field State Park) en Imperial Beach, California, al sur del cerco fronterizo entre Estados Unidos y México en Playas de Tijuana. La señal marítima de su faro ha iluminado la frontera por tres décadas.

Al pie del faro yace un jardín comunitario de plantas nativas que entrecruza la frontera. Es el Jardín Binacional, fue cultivado y es atendido por una red de organizaciones sociales y ambientalistas de ambos países. La avenida de acceso está llena de pequeñas tiendas y restaurantes que convierten a esta porción de la playa en la más visitada durante los fines de semana y periodos vacacionales.

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El Faro is located across from Border Field State Park in Imperial Beach, CA on the southern flank of the U.S./Mexico border fence in Playas de Tijuana. The lighthouse which marks this spot has been used as a maritime signal for over 30 years.

At the foot of the lighthouse lies a community native plant garden straddling the border. This Binational Garden, was planted and is maintained by a network of environmental organizations from both countries. The access avenue is ridden with small shops and restaurants, which make this the most crowded portion of the beach during weekends and vacation periods.

WATER QUALITY

Meets water quality standards
Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . PFEA/Tijuana Waterkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

Waterkeepers de las Baja Californias y sus socios monitorean la calidad del agua en las playas de Tijuana, Loreto, Bahía Magdalena, La Paz, Los Cabos, Cabo Pulmo y La Ribera durante todo el año. WKBC y sus socios utilizan un protocolo de muestreo y análisis del agua estandarizado en toda la región (ver http://waterkeepersbaja.org/lo-que-hacemos/), basado en el estándar del gobierno mexicano utilizado para playas recreativas (Comisión Federal para la Protección de Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS).

Se toman y analizan muestras de agua una vez al mes y los resultados se publican en Swim Guide Mexico dentro de las 6 primeras horas de la obtención de resultados.

• VERDE: Se marca una playa en color VERDE cuando en los resultados de una muestra se presenta un valor bajo del máximo permisible, 200 NMP (número más probable de colonias de Enterococos por 100 ml de agua).

• ROJO: Se marca una playa en color ROJO cuando en los resultados de una muestra se presenta un valor por encima del máximo permisible, 200 NMP. En caso de presentarse un valor por encima del máximo permisible (200 NMP), el programa local de WKBC notifica a las autoridades correspondientes: Comisión Nacional del Agua (CNA) a través de la Comisión Federal para la Protección de Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS).

**Una playa se mantiene marcada en VERDE o ROJO por 72 horas después del resultado y se convierte a color GRIS hasta el siguente monitoreo.**

• GRIS: Se marca una playa en color GRIS cuando no hay resultados actualizados o no hay información disponible.

ENGLISH:

This information is the result of a citizens´ water-quality monitoring program. Any official results can be found here: http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/temas/estadisticas-ambientales/sistema-nacional-de-indicadores-ambientales-snia/programa-de-playas

WATERKEEPERS Baja Calfornias and its partners monitor water quality at beaches in this region all year long in the following communities: Tijuana, Loreto, Magdalena Bay, La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo, Cabo Pulmo, and La Ribera. WKBC utilizes a standardized region-wide protocol (see http://waterkeepersbaja.org/lo-que-hacemos/) for collecting and analyzing water samples, which is based on the Mexican government standard utilized for recreational beaches (see Comisión Federal para la Protección de Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS)).

Water samples are collected once a month and results are posted on Swim Guide Mexico within 6 hours of obtaining results.

• GREEN: A beach is marked GREEN when the results are under 200 NMP (Most probably number of Enterococus per 100 ML of water)

• RED: A beach is marked RED when the results are above (and including) 200 NMP. If beach contamination is found, WKBC will alert the Mexican authorities: Comisión Nacional del Agua (CNA) y COFEPRIS.

**A beach will remain RED or GREEN for 72 hours and will convert to Grey until follow-up sampling occurs.**

• GREY: A beach is marked GREY when there are no current results or there is no available information.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

El Faro

Tijuana, Baja California

Managed by PFEA/Tijuana Waterkeeper

WATER QUALITY

Meets water quality standards
Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . PFEA/Tijuana Waterkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

For water quality icon legend, click:

Photo by: Dylan Neild

MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Border Fence, north side California	California	Current Status
Parque México Tijuana, Baja California	Tijuana, Baja California	Current Status
Monument Rd San Diego, California	San Diego, California	Current Status
Cañada Azteca Tijuana, Baja California	Tijuana, Baja California	Current Status

Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Border Fence, north side California	California	Current Status
Parque México Tijuana, Baja California	Tijuana, Baja California	Current Status
Monument Rd San Diego, California	San Diego, California	Current Status
Cañada Azteca Tijuana, Baja California	Tijuana, Baja California	Current Status

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	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.