Long Beach was forced to close all of its beach swimming areas Wednesday out of an abundance of caution following a large sewage spill.
Between 30,000 and 40,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Los Angeles River on March 1 due to a grease-clogged sewer line in the city of Paramount, according to officials.
The Long Beach Health Department's Environmental Health Recreational Water Quality health inspection team is monitoring water quality along the affected beach sites.ordered all open coastal swimming areas in Long Beach temporarily close for water contact due to a sewage spill outside of Long Beach. State law requires temporary closure & posting at beaches, out of an abundance of caution.
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