Swimming in feces: Beaches in LA and Orange counties closed due to huge sewage spill
01/04/2022 / By Ramon Tomey
Several beaches in the Los Angeles and Orange counties in California were closed due to sewage spills off the Dominguez Channel. County officials said the spillage of about two to four million gallons of untreated waste into the channel was caused by the failure of a main sewer line in the city of Carson.
According to the L.A. Times, the beaches closed to swimmers include Cabrillo, Point Fermin, White Point, Rancho Palos Verdes and Royal Palms. They will remain closed until bacteria testing shows the water to be safe for swimming again. Aside from the aforementioned, city officials said all swimming beaches in Long Beach and the Main Beach at Seal Beach are also off-limits to visitors.
A Dec. 31, 2021 press release by the city of Long Beach confirmed the closure, adding that the city health department’s water quality inspection team is “monitoring water quality along the affected beach sites.” Quoting a Dec. 30 report by the California Office of Emergency Services, the release noted that the spill originated in Carson after a 48-inch main sewer line failed.
https://www.pollution.news/2022-01-04-beaches-la-orange-counties-closed-sewage-spill.html
