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Last Stretch of Beach Reopened After Sewage Spill
Long Beach swimmers should be OK; bacterial levels are within state standards, city officials say.
The city of Long Beach today reopened to swimmers the final section of beach affected by a Sept. 15 sewage spill in San Gabriel that fouled coastal waters.
The beach west of Fifth Place was the last that was off-limits to swimmers following the spill.
“Lab results received Wednesday afternoon indicated bacterial levels in this area are within state standards,” according to the city.
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At least 250,000 gallons of sewage spilled on Sept. 15 during a rainstorm that washed away a temporary wall at a San Gabriel construction site, rupturing the sewage line. The sewage dumped into a wash that leads to the ocean.
-City News Service; Long Beach via Wikimedia Commons
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