County’s Coastal Cleanup Day postponed

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY — With COVID-19 outbreaks on the rise throughout the state, San Joaquin County has announced that its annual Coastal Cleanup Day event, scheduled for Sept. 26, has been canceled.

The San Joaquin County Department of Public Works hopes the annual clean-up event can be rescheduled for the spring of 2021.

The county has participated in Coastal Cleanup Day since 1999. While it is not a coastal jurisdiction, its cities, towns and farmlands are surrounded by rivers, streams, pools and inlets that feed into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and where debris is often discarded.

As an alternative to Coastal Cleanup Day, county Public Works is asking residents to conduct a topto-bottom household and yard clean-up during the month of September.

For more information, visit www.sjcleanwater.org or call 209-468-0219.