Update, 4:12 p.m.: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has lifted the ocean water closure affecting a portion of Will Rogers State Beach, according to a statement sent August 30 at 3:30 p.m.
“The Department of Public Health was notified today by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Flood Control Division that a low flow diverter on the affected storm drain successfully redirected the sewage discharge to prevent the sewage from contaminating the ocean waters,” read that statement. “Therefore, ocean water closure for Will Rogers State Beach is no longer in effect.”
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an “ocean water closure” of a portion of Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades due to the release of approximately “6,700 gallons of untreated sewage,” according to a statement from Thursday, August 29.
The closure was in place for Will Rogers State Beach one-half-mile north and south of Sunset Boulevard.
“The Los Angeles City Sanitation Department notified Public Health of a sewage discharge that occurred at the 17300 block of Sunset Boulevard at the intersection of Paseo Miramar,” read the statement. “Per the report the discharge was caused by a root blockage and resulted in approximately 6,700 gallons of sewage entering the storm drain and entering the ocean at Sunset Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades.”
Public Health advised residents and visitors to “avoid contact with ocean water and wet sand” in the area.
“The Department of Public Health will conduct water sampling beginning on August 30th,” the statement concluded, “and the closures will remain in effect until Public Health receives two sampling results indicating that bacterial levels meet health standards.”
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