Biking Sewer Tour, 1 of 3: Ocean Beach
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Sat, Aug 23, 2025; 12:00 PM
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Biking Sewer Tour, 1 of 3: Ocean Beach
Join our bike outings to learn about San Franciscos sewer infrastructure and how it impacts our homes, creeks and beaches. This first of three tours focuses on Ocean Beach, and will involve biking ~3 miles. Please sign up and join Aug 23rd at 12pm at the north west end of the Great Highway parking area, just north of Balboa and The Great Highway, https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZGzft4NCV2saNPxM8.
Great Highway parking area, just north of Balboa and The Great Highway
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Garen Checkley
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Organized By: San Francisco Group
Location: Great Highway parking area, just north of Balboa and The Great Highway
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Garen Checkley
garencheckley@gmail.com
(858) 342-5184
Summary: Join our bike outings to learn about San Francisco’s sewer infrastructure and how it impacts our homes, creeks and beaches. This first of three tours focuses on Ocean Beach, and will involve biking ~3 miles. Please sign up and join Aug 23rd at 12pm at the north west end of the Great Highway parking area, just north of Balboa and The Great Highway, https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZGzft4NCV2saNPxM8. Make sure to bring a helmet!
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San Francisco has a combined sewer system which mixes stormwater and sanitary sewage in the same pipes. In smaller storms, the system treats most of the stormwater, reducing our impact to the Bay and ocean. However, in larger storms, the sewage overflows into our creeks and onto our beaches, making it dangerous to swim, surf or other recreation. Sea level rise and the increasing storms from climate change will impact our system, making it harder to protect the environment and our homes. We will look at options to improve the situation including improving upon our existing system, or increased treatment, and nature based options including green infrastructure and diverting rainwater.
The first of our three bike series, this itinerary covers San Francisco's coastal sewer and watershed infrastructure, focusing on the Oceanside, Richmond, and Sunset districts. It includes site visits to sewer outfalls, treatment plants, seawalls, dune restoration areas, and discusses local environmental challenges like stormwater management, coastal erosion, and sea level rise.
Meet at 12pm at the north end of the Great Highway parking area, just north west of Balboa and The Great Highway, https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZGzft4NCV2saNPxM8 .
We’ll end the 3-hour tour with a casual social happy hour around around 3:00pm. (Bring a sturdy bike lock if you plan to join!)
Contact garencheckley@gmail.com / 858-342-5184 with any questions. Rain cancels, bring water, and dress for SF weather. And remember… this is a bike-tour - come on your bike with a helmet!
Level: Easy ()
Cost: Free
Bring: Bike, Helmet, Warm cloths, Water