Los Angeles, Long Beach shut down beaches after massive sewage spill
A sewer main line failed Thursday afternoon, dumping untreated waste into the Dominguez Channel, which empties into Los Angeles Harbor, officials say.
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A sewer main line failed Thursday afternoon, dumping untreated waste into the Dominguez Channel, which empties into Los Angeles Harbor, officials say.
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After the 48-inch sewer main line located in the city of Carson failed Thursday afternoon, as many as 7 million gallons of sewage may have been discharged into the waterway.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Southern California beaches soiled by a sewage spill will remain closed until testing of water samples shows bacteria levels are within state standards, officials said. A sewer main line failed Thursday in the city of Carson and up to 4 million gallons (18.1 million liters) of untreated sewage was discharged into the Dominguez Channel, a waterway that empties into Los Angeles Harbor.
Beaches along the south Los Angeles County and Orange County coast were closed Friday due to a spill of untreated sewage, authorities said.