People planning to visit any of eight area beaches should avoid swimming, surfing or playing in ocean waters at those locations due to high bacteria levels, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health warned Monday.
The affected beaches are:
— Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu, 100 yards up and down the coast from the lagoon;
— Pico-Kenter storm drain at Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica South Tower 20, 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain;
— Pulga storm drain at Will Rogers State Beach, 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain;
— Solstice Creek at Dan Blocker County Beach, 100 yards up and down the coast from the creek;
— Marie Canyon storm drain at Puerco Beach, 100 yards up and down the coast from the public access steps;
— Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, entire swim area;
— Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey, entire swim area; and
— Santa Monica Pier, 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier.
Those beaches had bacterial levels exceeding health standards when last tested, the health department said.
Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24 hours a day on the county’s beach closure hotline, 1-800-525-5662. A map of impacted locations and more information can be found at PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.