The Los Angeles County Health Officer advised residents planning to visit county beaches through the weekend to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in ocean waters around discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers due to the recent rainfall.
Bacteria, debris, trash and other health hazards from city streets and mountain areas are likely to contaminate ocean waters and people who enter the ocean waters could become ill, according to the advisory, which will be in effect until 5 a.m. Sunday, Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis said.
The advisory could be extended depending on further rainfall, Davis said.
"Areas of the beach apart from discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers are exempted from this advisory," he said. "Anybody who wants to go to other areas at the beach can still enjoy their beach outing."
