Roughly 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage compelled Los Angeles County public well being officers to warn folks to remain out of the water at Dockweiler State Seashore, Venice Seashore and the encompassing space.
It’s unclear when the closure might be lifted, however folks ought to keep away from the water and the moist sand from Ballona Creek to at least one mile north of Venice Seashore and one mile south of Dockweiler, the Los Angeles County Public Well being Division stated in a information launch Thursday.
The uncooked sewage discharge started someday Wednesday and ended round midday Thursday, officers stated. There was no details about how sewage made its means into the ocean.
Well being officers will start testing the water Friday, and the closure will stay in impact till two exams point out micro organism ranges meet protected well being requirements, in line with the advisory.
Data on seashore circumstances can be found on the county’s seashore closure hotline at (800) 525-5662. A map of closed places and extra info might be discovered at PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Seashore/.
