the Orange County Health Care Agency On Saturday, the closed ocean water area was extended to swimmers due to a massive spill of untreated sewage into the Dominguez Canal.

The waters of Seal Beach’s Surfside Beach and Huntington Beach’s Sunset Beach are now also closed for water activities, health officials said.

Beaches have been closed around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as authorities attempt to determine the extent of the spill.

Health officials have estimated a spill to be 2-4 million gallons at the bottom of the scale, but believe it could be as high as 8.5 million gallons.

Beaches will not reopen for swimming, surfing and other water-related activities until water quality levels reach acceptable standards. Sanitation crews were working in Los Angeles and Long Beach to clean up areas immediately affected.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has called for a full investigation into how the spill happened.

“A sewage spill of this magnitude is dangerous and unacceptable and we need to understand what happened,” Hahn wrote in a statement on Friday. “The recent storm undoubtedly contributed to the spill, but we need infrastructure that does not break down when it rains. I call on the LA County Sanitation Districts to fully investigate the cause of the spill and determine if aging or failing infrastructure was to blame. “

Information on Orange County Ocean, Bay and Harbor postings and closures can be found got online or by calling 714-433-6400.

– City news service

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