29 Beaches Fail Health Tests
Twenty-nine Ventura County beach areas were posted with “no swimming” signs this week due to excessive bacteria in the water.
Beaches where water-quality tests failed to meet minimum health standards include Rincon Beach, Solimar Beach, Surfers Point, Promenade Park, San Buenaventura State Beach at Kalorama Street, San Buenaventura State Beach, Peninsula Beach/Harbor Cove, South Jetty Beach, Surfers Knoll, McGrath State Beach, Mandalay County Park, Oxnard Shores, Oxnard State Beach at Falkirk Avenue, Oxnard State Beach, Hollywood Beach, Port Hueneme Beach Park, Ormond Beach, Hobie Beach and Channel Islands Beach Park.
Swimmers should keep at least 50 yards from each side of the closure signs to avoid bacteria, Environmental Health Division officials say.
Pollution has been a problem at Hobie and Channel Islands beaches since September 1999. Health division officials continue to try to identify and eliminate 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 hotline at 662-6555 or visiting the division’s Web site at https://www.ventura.org/env_hlth/ocean.htm.
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