PARAMOUNT, Calif. — Health officials have determined that a sewage spill affecting the Long Beach coastline is more than triple the size it was originally estimated to be. Thursday the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works said some 183,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a storm drain in Paramount.
The spill was reported to L.A. health officials around 2 a.m. Wednesday after it was spotted in the 6300 block of Alondra Boulevard in Paramount, just east of the Los Angeles River and 710 Freeway and right by Manuel Dominguez High School, public works said in a statement to KNX. The department said the sewage release was stopped by 4:15 a.m. the same day.
The L.A. County Department of Public Health received the report from CalOES, and learned that the Public Works Sewer Division was assisting in mitigation and clean-up.
"It was determined that approximately 183,000 gallons were discharged into a storm drain that leads to the Los Angeles River, which drains into Long Beach ocean waters," public works told KNX.
As a result of the sewage spill, the City of Long Beach closed a three-mile stretch of it's coastline to swimming Wednesday, "out of an abundance of caution." The closure remains in effect until further notice.
Both the City of Long Beach Fire Department and the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services are aware of and monitoring the situation for potential ocean water impacts.
At this time, public works said there are no additional ocean waters within the County of L.A. that been impacted by the sewage spill.
To monitor the situation from home, the public can visit the department's website. For the latest status on beach and bay closures, the Beach Advisory and Closure hotline can be reached at (562) 570-4199.
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