Sewage Spill Temporarily Shuts Down Beaches In Long Beach
/ KCAL News
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) -- All beaches in the city of Long Beach were closed on Saturday following a massive sewage spill.
LONG BEACH, CA - December 10: People wearing masks exercise on the beach in Long Beach Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The city hired 13 youth in partnership with Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation Network in July to make sure people are following social distancing and mask mandates. They go around busy parks, beaches and streets, handing out masks to people. Long Beach City Council is considering ramping up enforcement for people who are not wearing masks and how it has been handling the pandemic lately, since the city has its own public health department, apart from LA County. The LBPD came under scrutiny recently after the Long Beach Post published a story showing pictures of a police training in early November where dozens of police officers were gathered close together, many not wearing masks. The community ambassadors reminded them about the safer at home order, bringing hand sanitizer, not to come to the park sick, maintain 6 feet distance with people outside of your household, anybody 2 years or older is required to wear a mask, wash hands frequently, and that nobody is allowed to gather with people outside of their household.
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Fifty-thousand gallons of sewage spilled into the Los Cerritos Channel, prompting the city's health official officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, to give the order to temporarily shut beaches down.
The spill was caused by a pump station failure due to a loss of power, according to Long Beach Environmental Health Bureau Manager Judeth Luong.
The city's water quality health team was monitoring water quality along the coast, officials said.
It is not yet clear how long the beaches will remain closed.
