Fecal Fiasco: Settlement Directs Oregon Coast Town to Address Its Poopy Water

Fecal fiasco: Settlement directs Oregon Coast town to address its poopy water

Under the settlement, Cannon Beach must tap an independent engineering firm to identify the source of human bacteria along the coast.

Perennial poop contamination at Cannon Beach may end with this fix

Environmentalists and the city of Cannon Beach have signed an agreement to eliminate fecal bacteria discharges into local creeks and onto beaches after a years-long conflict over water quality near one Oregon’s most popular tourist attractions.

Cannon Beach Settles Stinky Situation with Portland-Based Environmental Organization Over Human Waste

FILE - Beachgoers walk a dog and fly a kite as they near Haystack Rock, April 4, 2022, in Cannon Beach, Ore. Cannon Beach, a popular tourist destination, reopened Monday, July 17, 2023, after closing due to a cougar sighting near the iconic Haystack Rock. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday the cougar had moved on, as confirmed by wildlife and law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)Cannon Beach, Ore. – Oregon’…