Long Beach Health Officer Dr. Helene Calvet issued an advisory for city beaches Monday following the rain experienced over the weekend.
After any rainfall of 0.10" or more, high levels of bacteria from storm drains, rivers, and polluted runoff enter into the shoreline waters, prompting the standard recommendation to avoid all ocean water contact for at least 72 hours.
People should always pay particular attention to any warning signs posted at the beach for their safety, specially at storm drain outlets, river mouths, streams, and lagoons, health officials said.
Water quality monitoring will continue to be conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services' Water Quality Program to determine the bacteriological content of the contamination.
Information about Long Beach water quality in Long Beach is available at 562.570.4199, or at www.longbeach.gov/health
Joe Segura, a mild-mannered reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper, has covered Gotham City, er Long Beach, for 34 years. During his very, very long -- endless -- tenure, he's covered almost every beat, and he was the main writer for BeachWeek, which focused on life and lifestyles of the shoreline communities from downtown Long Beach to the Huntington Beach pier.
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