Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Avoid Water Contact and Wet Sand
The Malibu Lagoon beach is a popular place for families and surfers, now closed
The Health Department did not specify how this untreated sewage got released nor where it came from; Many birds, fish, and other animals depend on the health of the beach and lagoon areas
UPDATE Jun 13, 2023 - Samples taken on June 11 and 12 show bacteria levels lower than State standards. Closure notice removed.
UPDATE Jun 12, 2023 - Malibu Lagoon State Beach remains closed.
June 8, 2023 - Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued the following press release:
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has issued beach closures for the following areas due to the release of approximately 5,000 to 6,000 gallons of untreated sewage:
Malibu Lagoon State Beach: 1.25 mile north of Malibu Lagoon State Beach to one mile south of Malibu Lagoon State Beach
Public Health officials are advising residents or visitors planning to visit Los Angeles County beaches to avoid contact with ocean water and wet sand in the areas noted above. The cause of the sewage discharge was a damaged wastewater line which resulted in sewage entering the storm drain at the corner of Malibu Canyon Road and Potter Road in Malibu. The wastewater line has been stopped and the immediate area cleaned.
The Department of Public Health will conduct water sampling daily, and the closures will remain in effect until Public Health receives sampling results indicating that bacterial levels meet health standards.
Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24- hours a day on the County's beach closure hotline: 1-800- 525-5662. To view the map of impacted locations and for more information, please visit: PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.
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