Ventura County Roundup : Beach Report
Channel Islands Harbor beach park in Oxnard, popularly known as the “kiddie beach,” has been declared unsafe for swimming for Labor Day weekend due to excessive bacteria in the water.
Signs warning people to avoid contact have been posted, and swimmers and bathers should stay at least 50 feet from the signs this weekend, the Ventura County Environmental Health Division advised Thursday.
All other county beaches remain open.
Weekly beach testing occurs at 53 locations in Ventura County and results can be obtained by calling the county ocean water quality hotline at 662-6555 or visiting the Web site at
www.ventura.org/env--hlth/ocean.htm
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