LA beaches public health alert

The department’s warning relates to:

• Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach (near Will Rogers Tower 18, 350 feet down the shore from the creek);
• Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu (100 yards along the coast from the lagoon);
• Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey (entire swimming area);
• Malibu Lagoon at Surfrider Beach (100 yards along the shore from the public restrooms);
• Santa Monica Pier (100 yards along the shore from the pier);
• Trancas Creek at Zuma Beach (100 meters along the coast from the creek);
• Malibu Pier (100 yards along the shore from the pier);
• Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro (entire swimming area);
• Escondido Creek at Escondido State Beach (entire swimming area);
• Dockweiler State Beach (Westchester Storm Drain, 350 feet along the coast from the storm drain);
• Santa Monica Beach (Pico-Kenter storm drain, Santa Monica South Tower 20, 350 feet along shore from storm drain);
• Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove (entire swimming area)
• Solstice Creek at Dan Blocker County Beach (entire swimming area);
• Puerco Beach (Marie Canyon Storm Drain, 100 yards along the shore from the public access stairs);
• Carbon Canyon Beach (Sweetwater Canyon Storm Drain, entire swimming area);
• Topanga County Beach (Castlerock Storm Drain, entire swimming area);
• Latigo Shore Drive in Malibu (100 yards along the coast from the public access stairs); And
• Ramirez Creek at Paradise Cove (100 yards along the shore from the Paradise Cove Pier).

The department said bacteria levels at these locations were found to be higher than health standards when last tested.

Information about beach conditions is available 24 hours a day through the county’s beach closure hotline at 1-800-525-5662. A map of affected locations and more information is available at PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.