People planning to visit any of eight area beaches should avoid swimming, surfing or playing in ocean waters at those locations due to high bacteria levels, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health warned Monday.
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The affected beaches are:
-- Pico-Kenter storm drain at Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica South Tower 20, 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain;
-- Pulga storm drain at Will Rogers State Beach, 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain;
-- Solstice Creek at Dan Blocker County Beach, 100 yards up and down the coast from the creek;
-- Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove, 100 yards up and down the coast from the creek;
-- Marie Canyon storm drain at Puerco Beach, 100 yards up and down the coast from the public access steps;
-- Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, entire swim area;
-- Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey, entire swim area; and
-- Santa Monica Pier, 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier.
Those beaches had bacterial levels exceeding health standards when last tested, the health department said.
Meanwhile, earlier warnings have been lifted for four area beaches where recent samples produced water-quality levels within state standards, the health department said.
The cleared beaches are:
-- 28th Street extension in Manhattan Beach;
-- Manhattan Beach Pier;
-- Malibu Lagoon at Surfrider Beach, and
-- Castlerock storm drain at Topanga County Beach.
Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24 hours a day on the county's beach closure hotline, 1-800-525-5662. More information and a map of impacted locations can be found HERE.
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