Health & Fitness
Sewage Spill Shuts Down Venice, Dockweiler Beach
The two beaches are off limits after about 15,000 gallons of sewage were discharged into Ballona Creek.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The water and wet sand from Dockweiler State Beach and Venice Beach remains off limits to swimmers and other beach visitors Sunday after about 15,000 gallons of sewage was discharged into Ballona Creek.
The discharge occurred around 4 p.m. Saturday near 2700 S. Cresta Place, when a water main break pushed sand into the sewer and caused a blockage, LA City Sanitation reported.
People were urged to avoid the water and wet sand on beaches one mile north and a mile south of Ballona Creek for at least 48 hours, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Two water quality tests must show that bacterial levels meet health standards before the beaches will reopen. Samples will start Monday.
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