Public health officials warn people to avoid contact with water at all of L.A. County's beaches after rainfall pushed high levels of bacteria into the ocean.
Wednesday’s storms brought showers to Southern California. Wintry weather and gusty winds are expected as a new system moves through the area overnight into Thursday.The advisory, which is in place until Saturday at 7:30 a.m., encompasses all of the county’s coast, from San Pedro to Malibu, which includes more than 80 beaches, creeks and storm drains, and 24 miles of sand.
Initial advisories for bacteria levels encompassed only seven beaches along L.A. County’s coast, including the Santa Monica Pier, which ranks amongIt is typical for bacteria levels in coastal waters to rise after storms as rainfall pushes out contaminants, pesticides and litter from the county’s storm drains, runoffs, creeks and rivers, and into the ocean. Bacteria levels often remain high for at least 72 hours after a storm.
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