14,400 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Los Angeles's Ballona Creek, causing a 2-mile beach closure and health advisory.

14,400 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Los Angeles's Ballona Creek, flowing into the ocean and prompting a 2-mile beach closure from Venice Beach to Dockweiler State Beach. The LA County Department of Public Health ordered the closure and warned against contact with water and wet sand until two bacterial level tests meet state health standards. The cause of the spill remains unknown.

May 10, 2024
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