Beach Closures
Nine Ventura County beach areas are posted with “no swimming” signs this week because of excessive bacteria in the water.
Water-quality tests failed to meet minimum health standards at Peninsula Beach, Silver Strand Beach at San Nicolas and Sawtelle avenues, Port Hueneme Beach, Hobie Beach, Channel Islands Harbor Beach Park, and Ormond Beach at J Street, the industrial drain and Arnold Road.
Swimmers should keep at least 50 yards away from each side of the closure signs to avoid bacteria, say Environmental Health Division officials.
Pollution has been a problem at Hobie and Channel Islands beaches since last year. Officials at the health division are still trying to identify and eliminate the sources of the bacteria contamination.
Weekly beach testing occurs at 53 sites in Ventura County, and results can be obtained by calling the county’s ocean water-quality hot line at 662-6555 or visiting the division’s Web site at https://https://ventura.org/env_hlth/env.htm.
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