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For Immediate Release:
March 14, 2024
Ocean Water Use Warning for Los Angeles County Beaches
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters:
BEACH AREA WARNINGS:
- Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica
100 yards up and down the coast from the pier.
- Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove
The entire swim area.
- Pico-Kenter storm drain at Santa Monica Beach. Santa Monica South Tower 20
100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain.
- Escondido Creek at Escondido State Beach
The entire swim area.
- Windward storm drain at Venice Beach
100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain.
These warnings have been issued due to bacterial levels exceeding health standards when last tested.
BEACH AREAS NOW CLEARED:
Warnings have been lifted for the following beach areas where recent sample results identified water quality levels within State standards:
- Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach. Near Will Rogers Tower 18
- Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey
*Some ocean water quality testing results are not yet available following the rain advisory.
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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