Despite this week’s record-breaking heat wave, public health officials are urging residents to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in the ocean at several LA County beaches due to elevated bacteria levels in the water.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) issued another Ocean Water Use Warning Wednesday, this time for these local beaches:
- Dockweiler State Beach at the Culver Boulevard Storm Drain, 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain.
- Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu,100 yards up and down the coast from the public restrooms.
- Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu, 100 yards up and down the coast from the lagoon.
- Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove,100 yards up and down the coast from the creek.
- Wilshire Boulevard Storm Drain at Santa Monica Beach near Santa Monica North Tower 12, 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain.
- Topsail Street Extension in Venice, 100 yards up and down the coast from Topsail Street.
- Mother’s Beach in Marina Del Rey, the entire swim area.
- Escondido Creek at Escondido State Beach, 100 yards up and down the coast from the creek.
Health officials said recent water samples at those beaches “showed bacterial levels exceeding health standards, which may increase the risk of illness.”
The LACDPH issued a similar Ocean Water Use Warning this past Monday impacting another batch of other LA County beaches.
On Wednesday, the department said recent sample results at some of those beaches impacted earlier this week “identified water quality levels within state standards.”
The Ocean Water Use Warnings were lifted at these locations:
- Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro.
- Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica.
- Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach.
- Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach, near Will Rogers Tower 18.
- Malibu Lagoon at Surfrider Beach.
To get the latest information on local beach conditions, call LA County’s pre-recorded beach hotline at (800) 525-5662 or check out the county’s ocean monitoring map.
To beat the heat without getting into the ocean this week, check out these Cooling Centers across Southern California.
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