Crime & Safety

Sewage Spill Spurs Closure Of All Beaches In City Of Long Beach

Health officials say the spillage was caused by a pump station failure due to a loss of power.

 Seven miles of beaches remained closed Sunday morning as a result of a sewage spill across the Southland.
Seven miles of beaches remained closed Sunday morning as a result of a sewage spill across the Southland. (CBS Los Angeles)

December 27, 2020

LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — Seven miles of beaches remained closed Sunday morning as a result of a sewage spill across the Southland.

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The closure affects all of the beaches within the city of Long Beach after 50,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Los Cerritos Channel. It remains unclear when the beaches will reopen.

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