Spill Forces Beach Closures in 2 Cities
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Parts of Newport Bay and Huntington Beach were closed Friday after a sewage spill contaminated seawater, authorities said.
Swimmers and divers are barred from the Orange Coast College crew docks, Docks B through H and the Balboa Bay Club’s beach.
Orange County Environmental Health Division officials also closed the area within 500 feet both ways from Brookhurst Street in Huntington Beach after water testing found a high level of bacteria.
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