Health & Fitness
Beach Water Use Advisory Issued For Manhattan Beach Ocean Water
LA County is advising people to remain out of the ocean water to decrease their chances of becoming ill from bacteria, etc. due to rainfall.
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Manhattan Beachers and others venturing into the ocean through at least Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 a.m. need to be aware that because of the recent rainfall, bacteria, chemicals, debris, trash, and other public health hazards from city streets and mountain areas are likely to contaminate ocean waters at and around discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers. Individuals who enter the water in these areas could become ill, according to Los Angeles County Health Officer, Muntu Davis, MD, MPH.
The advisory may be extended depending on further rainfall.
Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24 hours a day on the County's beach closure hotline: 1-800-525-5662. Information is also available online at PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.
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Beach Water Use Advisory: Advisory for all Los Angeles County beaches in effect until Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30 a.m. View https://t.co/Ejp5LVO56p for more. pic.twitter.com/eOIYnTq82s
— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) January 24, 2021
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