Los Angeles, CA – A spill of 17 million gallons of untreated sewage that fell to the beaches of Southern California, forced the closure of several coastal areas. THE Los Angeles County Health Department announced this Wednesday the reopening of these beaches after analyzing their health.
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“After the results of ocean water samples collected during the last two days met state standards for acceptable water quality “, these are the beaches that can be visited again by the community:
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– Dockweiler State Beach at Water Way Extension
– Dockweiler State Beach at the Hyperion Plant
– El Segundo Beach
– Storm drain from Grand Ave.
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According to release, the Department of Public Health “collected multiple samples of ocean water over two consecutive days to determine if the water quality met state standards in the affected and nearby areas.”
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The water contamination came after the Hyperion water treatment plant “discharged 17 million gallons of raw sewage through its one- and five-mile outlets, causing the beaches to close.”
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Polluted beaches in California
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The organization Heal The Bay publishes each year a report in which the state of California’s beaches is known and “classifies the most polluted beaches according to the levels of harmful bacteria in the ocean.”
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More than 500 beaches in the state, representing 93% they had a good grade However, these 10 beaches were among the most polluted by the organization.
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According to Report of the year 2020, “Last year’s rainfall was drastically below average, which generally leads to better water quality because reduced amounts of pollutants flow into the ocean.”
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Frankie Orrala, of Heal the Bay, assures that “the county of Los Angeles and other coasts registered millions of bathers in the summer of last year more than in previous years” and recalled that “the beaches of California are iconic and essential for our economy and well-being. No one should get sick from spending a day at the beach. ” Orrala said that every year thousands of people get sick from contaminated water.
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