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Traffic flows along Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades near Will Rogers State Beach in 2022. Thousands of gallons of raw sewage was diverted from leaking into the ocean at a popular Los Angeles-area beach — reopening the water and sand to revelers for Labor Day weekend, the L.A. County public health department announced Friday. Initially, health officials warned residents …

BRUNSWICK, Maine — A malfunctioning fire suppression system at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station released about 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam containing dangerous per-and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals. Officials at the Maine Regional Redevelopment Authority and Brunswick Executive Airport learned from an electronic notification that the fire suppression system was engaged Monday morning in Hangar 4. The system drained most of …

Playa Del Rey Beach is seen in April 2020. A 14,400-gallon sewage spill from Ballona Creek forced Los Angeles County public health officials to close surrounding beaches. Roughly 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage forced Los Angeles County public health officials to warn people to stay out of the water at Dockweiler State Beach, Venice Beach and the surrounding area. It’s …

Heavy rains pummeling Southern California for the last several days are forcing millions of gallons of raw sewage to spew from sewer connections across Los Angeles County and flow into coastal waters off Long Beach and San Pedro, according to health and sanitation officials. As communities throughout the Los Angeles Basin cope with mudflows, power outages and flooding, county sanitation …

Long Beach closed its local beaches Tuesday following the spill of 50,000 gallons of sewage into the Alhambra Wash. A sign warns visitors away during a previous closure in 2021. Long Beach officials have temporarily closed coastal swimming areas in the city after about 50,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Alhambra Wash. Long Beach City Health Officer Dr. Anissa …

People began smelling oil off the Orange County coast on Friday afternoon. Sometime Saturday morning, Amplify Energy notified the U.S. Coast Guard that an oil spill had occurred after the company observed an oily sheen in the water. But Saturday evening, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach officials said the leak was “major” and that oil would reach the coast that …

Timeyin Dafeta, executive manager of the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, speaks to reporters recently during a tour of the plant. Problems at a Los Angeles sewage treatment plant that caused a massive spill into Santa Monica Bay last month have severely reduced the region’s water recycling ability, forcing officials to divert millions of gallons of clean drinking water at a …

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The Hyperion Treatment Plant in Playa Del Rey is facing criticism from officials and local residents after discharging 17 million gallons of raw sewage into the ocean on July 11. “The fact that such a seemingly mundane sequence of events could lead to 17 million gallons of untreated sewage being released raises concerns about LASAN’s ability to prevent future emergencies,” …

A woman sunbathes near a sign warning people to stay out of the water at Dockweiler State Beach on Tuesday after a 17-million-gallon sewage spill. During the hours-long operation, crews directed the sewage through a one-mile pipe that ends 50 feet under the water, said Timeyin Dafeta, executive plant manager at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. But public health officials …

A lifeguard tells a woman to get out of the water at Dockweiler Beach after 17 million gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the ocean. County officials should have begun informing the public early Monday via social media, she said, adding, “It’s time for a better protocol.” Julio Rodriguez, a captain with the county Fire Department Lifeguard Division at Dockweiler …

A sign at a lifeguard station warns that Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey is closed to swimming as a result of 17 million gallons of untreated sewage from the nearby Hyperion treatment spilling into the ocean. Debris flows overwhelmed the Hyperion sewage treatment plant in Playa del Rey on Sunday afternoon, forcing officials to use an emergency measure …