Ocean Water Closure Due to Sewage Release - Avoid Water Contact and Wet Sand

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is issuing an ocean water closure due to the release of approximately 6700 gallons of untreated sewage. The affected areas include:

• Will Rogers State Beach from Sunset Blvd. one half mile South. • Will Rogers State Beach from Sunset Blvd. one half mile North.

The Los Angeles City Sanitation Department notified Public Health of a sewage discharge that occurred at the 17300 block of Sunset Blvd. at the intersection of Paseo Miramar. Per the report the discharge was caused by a root blockage and resulted in approximately 6700 gallons of sewage entering the storm drain and entering the ocean at Sunset Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades.

Public Health officials are advising residents or visitors planning to visit Los Angeles County beaches to avoid contact with ocean water and wet sand in the areas noted above.

The Department of Public Health will conduct water sampling beginning on August 30th, and the closures will remain in effect until Public Health receives two sampling results indicating that bacterial levels meet health standards.

Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24- hours a day on the County's beach closure hotline: 1-800- 525-5662. To view the map of impacted locations and for more information, please visit: PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.

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