Beach Closures
Three Ventura County beaches are posted with “No Swimming” signs this week due to excessive bacteria in the water.
Peninsula Beach near Ventura Harbor and Hobie Beach and Channel Islands Harbor Beach Park in Oxnard are closed.
The Hobie and Channel Islands beaches have had water pollution problems since last year. Officials at the county’s Environmental Health Division are still trying to identify and eliminate the sources of the bacterial contamination.
Channel Islands Harbor Beach Park, also known as Kiddie Beach, was named the most polluted beach in Southern California on Heal the Bay’s 10th annual report card.
Swimmers should keep at least 50 yards from each side of the closure signs to avoid bacteria, health division officials say.
Weekly water testing is conducted at 53 sites in Ventura County. Results can be obtained by calling the county’s ocean water-quality hotline at 662-6555 or by visiting the division’s Web site at https://www.ventura.org/env_hlth/ocean.htm.
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