DSC01493 - Tire Beach aka Toxic Beach or Kafka Beach - Pollution (San Francisco)

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Dawn on Tire Beach aka Toxic Beach or Kafka Beach (San Francisco)

This nice beach belongs to San Francisco's "Warm Water Cove Park" (see exact location on this satellite photo and google map).

Here, the bay water is warm because it comes off the steam turbines of the nearby Potrero Power Plant (currently not operating, though, because its air pollution levels are above the authorized limits).

Apparently for years this beach has been used as an illegal tire dump, but this is only visible at low tide.

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Mike Wood Photography says:

wow. what a mess. not used as some sort of break water then. Good pic.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Shavar Ross says:

Tight.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Zinarcotics says:

WOW! I think this shot is absolutely stunning.

Excellent capture!!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Miguelángel says:

Good photo but frustrating..., depressing
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

magnusvk says:

Removed from the dusk&dawn pool -- not because it is a bad image, just because it does not fit there. Also see here.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Shavar Ross says:

That's just terrible that he's taking the image out of the group especially if it's not the sun as you say. The light in the photo could be perceived as the sun though. Loupiote when you get 200 views, I'd love to see it in my group 200views.
www.flickr.com/groups/200views/
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

loupiote (Old Skool) says:

yes, the light in the photo could be perceived as the sun, but in fact it is a flood-light from the harbour area nearby, and if you know tire beach, you know that the sun cannot quite be there (not the right direction!).

but the photo was actually taken shortly before dawn, and the bay was covered with a thick fog that day.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

magnusvk says:

Ahhhh, ok... Well, I was in fast-forward mode scanning through all photos in the pool, so I wasn't too thorough. Sorry about that -- feel free to re-add.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

sanukphoto says:

incredible. Great photo though!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

madrigals says:

I think it's funny that the power plant is closed because of its toxic levels when there are all these tires polluting the environment.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

lomokev says:

i was there a few weeks ago and Potrero Power Plant is doing her stuff again! it dose not smell nice

anyway it may be used as a tie dump but the ravers use it for after party's thats why i was there. they call it toxic beach

also there where some homeless people livening there, well worth a vist if you are in the bay area!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

loupiote (Old Skool) says:

That's correct, now a lot of people people call this place "Toxic Beach". thanks for pointing this out.

But if you look for the tire beach tag, you will also find tons of interesting photos of this place.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Sibad says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called International flytipping, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. Simon - wanting to learn why we do it and some of the images say more than words!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Sibad says:

Thanks for this. Who dumps tyres here and why? Is it small businesses or individuals or even large companies? Is it expensive to dispose of tyres in SF? I suppose this is better than burning? I don't know how you recycle a tyre. it is made to be very very tough. Must ve v.difficult to recycle. Your image made me think and I found this at once:
www.tyrerecyclingsuccess.com/
www.wasteonline.org.uk/resources/InformationS heets/vehicl...
www.cbpcarbon.com/
Hurray there are people who can make a business from recycling tyres? But who are the customers? Is the government helping people to use them? Thanks for this luopiote and the others commenting
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

loupiote (Old Skool) says:

those tires have been dumped years ago (probably decades ago).

i suspect that there was a tire or trucking business nearby that was using the bay as a dump to get rid of old tires.

now it would cost a lot of money to recover all these tires in the bay, and they are probably in to bad shape to be recycled. and i doubt the city will spend the money to clean-up this part of the bay which is in an industrial area.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

milton72 says:

cool photo.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Whole Wheat Toast says:

Hi loupiote, I'm an admin for a group called S.F. Southern Waterfront, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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Found in a search. (?)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Earth911.com: Amanda_Wills says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called earth911.com, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Dead Air says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Weekly Theme Photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

This Week's Theme is "Pollution"
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

immortalfriendstotheworld says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called sad world, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

immortalfriendstotheworld says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called soulful group, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

immortalfriendstotheworld says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called hades, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

GlazDaGlaz says:

We are trying to compose somewhat like an exhibition about pollution issues - Dirty Earth
Share your photos if you wish to participate (and your contact info).
*We just at the very beginning so I can not formulate all details of the project yet.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

ENW Shiro says:

Hi, I am a supporter for a group called "Disconnected World Photo Campaign"
and we'd love to have this added to the group! For any question please contact us at anytime.
Thanks,
Shiro
D.world@econetworks.jp
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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DSC01493 - Tire Beach aka Toxic Beach or Kafka Beach - Pollution (San Francisco)

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