Crime & Safety
Rainfall Causes Ocean Water Not To Be Safe In Manhattan Beach
Bacteria, chemicals, debris, trash from city streets and mountain areas drain to the ocean during and after a rainfall, says LA County.
Snow Day at the Beach?! As a coastal storm moves through the Los Angeles area today, we have already begun seeing impacts at the beach. The overnight precipitation left us with a rare site of slush/hail on the beach. With precipitation we also see significant beach erosion... pic.twitter.com/fZQDVXReRv
— LACoFD Lifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) December 28, 2020
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Ocean water in Manhattan Beach and all along the Los Angeles County coast should be avoided due to the recent rainfall, said, Los Angeles County Health Officer, Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, in a news release. Davis is cautioning residents that bacteria, chemicals, debris, trash, and other public health hazards from city streets and mountain areas are likely to contaminate ocean waters at and around discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers after a rainfall. Individuals who enter the water in these areas could become ill.
This advisory will be in effect until at least Thursday, Dec. 31 at 7 a.m. This advisory may be extended depending on further rainfall.
Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24 hours a day on the County's beach closure hotline: 1-800-525-5662. Information is also available online at: PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.
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