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

County of Los Angeles, California sent this bulletin at 05/09/2024 04:32 PM PDT
News Release

For Immediate Release:

May 9, 2024

Ocean Water Closure Due to Sewage Release

Avoid Water Contact and Wet Sand

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has issued an ocean water closure for the following area due to the release of approximately 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage:

  • Dockweiler State Beach from Ballona Creek to one mile South 

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 sewage discharge began on May 8th and was stopped at 12:09 p.m. on May 9th, resulting in an estimated 14,400 gallons of sewage entering Ballona Creek.

The Department of Public Health will conduct water sampling beginning on May 10th, 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/.