LONG BEACH, Calif. (KNX) — Swimming areas west of Belmont Pier in Long Beach were temporarily closed Tuesday after a sewage spill was reported in nearby Compton.
About 12,000 gallons of sewage were dumped into the Los Angeles River on Monday, according to Long Beach public health officials.
"The sewage spill occurred in the City of Compton due to a grease blockage causing sewage to overflow from a manhole," the city’s health department tweeted Tuesday.
The city’s Recreational Water Quality team was monitoring the situation along affected shoreline, which would continue until bacteria levels were in line with state compliance standards.
Status updates on Long Beach water quality can be found at longbeach.gov/beachwaterquality, or by calling (562) 570-4199.
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