Health Advisory: Raw Sewage Spill into Water

Beach Closure for Venice Beach and Dockweiler Beach. From Ballona Creek to 1/4 mile north and 1/4 mile south of the creek. This closure is the result of a sewage spill into Ballona Creek!

"A beach is closed anytime there is a known sewage or chemical spill impacting ocean waters. Water contact may cause someone to become ill. When a beach is closed, the Department of Public Health advises beach users to avoid all contact with ocean water in the closure area and where closure signs are posted."

Advisories were last updated at: 06/14/2007 5:09 PM

2,400 gallons of raw sewage had entered Ballona Creek! The beaches are still open for recreational use but visitors are warned to stay out of the water. Dr. Jonathan Fielding the county's public health director advised.

http://www.lapublichealth.org/eh/progs/envirp/rechlth/map8.htm


Contact Information for the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors:

Zev Yaroslavsky
Supervisor, Third District
Population: 2,007,966
Square Miles: 432
Room 821
213-974-3333
Fax #: 213-625-7360
E-Mail: zev@bos.lacounty.gov

Gloria Molina
Supervisor, First District
Population: 2,064,922
Square Miles: 228
Room 856
213-974-4111
Fax #: 213-613-1739
E-Mail: molina@bos.lacounty.gov

Yvonne B. Burke
Supervisor, Second District
Population: 2,055,135
Square Miles: 158
Room 866
213-974-2222
Fax #: 213-680-3283
E-Mail: SecondDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov

Don Knabe
Supervisor, Fourth District
Population: 1,986,314
Square Miles: 428
Room 822
213-974-4444
Fax #: 213-626-6941
E-Mail: don@bos.lacounty.gov


Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D Antonovich

ACUTE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
Public Health, Department of - Morbidity Unit
313 N. Figueroa St., Rm. 212, Los Angeles 90012
Phone (213) 240-7941
Fax (213) 482-4856
Internet address: http://www.lapublichealth.org/acd/index.htm

Reduces the incidence of communicable disease (other than TB, STDs, and AIDS) in Los Angeles County through prevention, surveillance, and outbreak control. Ongoing goals are:

• Conduct surveillance for more than 60 diseases/syndromes and outbreak investigations.
• Set policy and make procedure recommendations related to infectious and communicable diseases.
• Serve as a consultant to the medical community on issue of communicable and infectious diseases as well as provide professional education.
• Educate and address inquiries of the news media on communicable diseases.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, CHIEF
Rm. 713, Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles 90012
Phone (213) 974-1101
(213) 974-1311 - Information
Internet home page: http://cao.lacounty.gov
Internet E-mail: webmail@co.la.ca.us