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Seven miles of California beaches will be closed until next week after
250,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Los Angeles River Thursday, officials said.
The spill was caused by sewer main line overflow caused by a blockage, the
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release.
"Water from the LA River terminates in Long Beach and when there are
spills, we close beaches, out of an abundance of caution," wrote Jennifer
Rice Epstein, a spokesperson for the Long Beach Department of Health and
Human Services, in an email.
According to the department, water from the Los Angeles River connects to
the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, meaning pollution upriver can impact the city's coastal waters.
Epstein said the spill was "rather large" and beaches will likely be
closed until at least Wednesday next week.
Long Beach City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis made the call to close all coastal swimming areas in Long Beach due to the sewage spill, the
department said in its news release.
The water will be tested next week and once the department gets two
consecutive clean samples, beaches will reopen.
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