L.A. ocean water quality advisory extended with more rain on the way

LA Ocean Water Quality Advisory Extended As More Rain Hits
LA Ocean Water Quality Advisory Extended As More Rain Hits Photo credit Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - With still more rain pounding the Los Angeles area, the county health department Wednesday extended an ocean water quality advisory for all county beaches.

The advisory -- now effect until at least Saturday at 9 a.m. -- warns that bacteria, chemicals, debris, trash and other hazards from city streets and mountain areas "are likely to contaminate ocean waters around discharging storm drains, creeks and rivers after the rainfall."

People who enter the ocean in those areas could become ill, the health department said.

The advisory could be extended depending on further rainfall, according to the department.

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