LA County Beaches Rebound After Sewage Spill

LOS ANGELES, CA — Several Los Angeles County beaches have reopened after their waters recovered from a sewage spill last week.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Thursday ordered a beach and ocean water closure for two miles of coastline south of Venice Beach.

The closures were lifted from Ballona Creek at Dockweiler State Beach and Venice Beach, the agency reported.

An estimated 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Ballona Creek sometime between Wednesday and midday Thursday and was carried out into the ocean, according to health officials. They have not publicly identified the cause of the spill.

Several other beaches are under advisories because recent testing shows bacteria levels that exceed state standards:

• Escondido Creek at Escondido State Beach
• Malibu Lagoon at Surfrider Beach: 100 yards up and down the coast from the public restrooms
• Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State beach: near Will Rogers Tower 18, 100 yards up and down the coast from the creek
• Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica: 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier
• Pico-Kenter storm drain at Santa Monica Beach: Santa Monica South Tower 20, 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain
• Mother's Beach in Marina Del Rey
• Redondo Beach Pier in Redondo Beach: 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier
• Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro