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Monday, October 7
Long Beach closes beaches due to sewage spill
The authorities of Long Beac h, a county town of Los Angeles, announced the closure of all city beaches on Friday morning, a day after a report that between 2 and 4 million gallons of raw sewage was discharged into the Domínguez Canal.
Up to 4 million gallons of sewage may have entered the canal, said the city in a press release, adding that the report was received Friday afternoon from the California Office of Emergency Services.
The Domínguez Canal ends in the Port of Los Angeles.
“The sewage spill occurred in the city of Carson and was due to the failure of a main sewer line of 48 inches, ”said the Long Beach statement.
⚠️BEACH CLOSURE⚠️According to a report received in the afternoon of December 30 from @Cal_OES approximately two to four million gallons of untreated sewage was discharged into the Dominguez Channel. pic.twitter.com/PKZdWvVVvN
— City of Long Beach (@LongBeachCity) December 30, 2021
An inspection team from the Long Beach Health Department was monitoring water quality along the affected beach sites of the city, according to authorities. Long Beach has approximately seven miles of public beach.
On Thursday, the sewage spill led the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to close several beaches within its jurisdiction :
– Cabrillo Beach
– Point Fermin Beach
– White Point Park Beach
– Royal Palm State Beach
– Rancho Palos Verdes Beach
Recorded information on beach conditions is available on 24 hours of the day in the (800) 525 – 5662 or at publichealth.lacounty.gov/beach.