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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is sounding the alarm for beachgoers with a fresh wave of ocean water use warnings across several popular coastal spots. Elevated bacterial levels have been detected, warranting a public advisory to avoid hopping into the waves for a swim, surf session, or shoreline playtime at a litany of Los Angeles County beaches. Among those in the spotlight are stretches of ocean 100 yards north and south of the Manhattan Beach Pier, Hermosa Beach Pier, and the Redondo Beach Pier. Not to stop there, warnings have also been cast for areas adjacent to the lifeguard tower at Torrance Beach, nearby storm drains at various other beaches, and the entire swim area at Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro. Holding true to the adage of 'not all news is bad news,' some beaches have managed to swim their way out of the murky waters with lifted advisories. Happy beach day prospects await at Ramirez Creek at Paradise Cove and Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey who can now tout water quality levels back within state standards. For more granular beach condition updates or if the inclination to have more questions strikes you, the County provides a beach closure hotline at 1-800-525-5662, operational around the clock, or check their website for a visual map of the impacted locations. Ensuring you're armed with the latest status, might just save your weekend plans—or at the very least, keep you from an unwanted bacterial souvenir. Contact details for the curious minds persist: the Department of Public Health can be reached at (626) 430-5360 for those seeking more in-depth explanations or perhaps just to air out beach-related grievances.
