Residents of LA county have been advised not to swim or engage in water-based activities in the bacteria-infested waters at 12 different beaches, even though they are not closed to the public.
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department is advising beachgoers to avoid all water contact at three beaches in the region. The three locations are: Officials say the ocean water quality has deteriorated in these three areas due to high levels of bacteria. The Department of Public Health adds that the danger of elevated bacteria […]
As a heavy rainstorm pummels Southern California this weekend, officials are asking the public to avoid all Los Angeles County beaches due to high levels of bacteria. Due to recent rainfall, excessive bacteria and debris can seep from nearby city streets and mountain areas, likely contaminating ocean waters, especially around discharging storm drains, creeks and […]