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Ocean & Bay Closures, Warnings and Advisories
Status Report
Report issued January 1, 2009 at 4:00 PM
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For your convenience, you can also call the Ocean & Bay
Closure and Warning Hotline at (714) 433-6400 for the
latest status on ocean and bay closures, warnings and
advisories in Orange County. |
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CLOSURES
Ocean and bay waters are closed when an immediate health hazard is identified such as a sewage spill. |
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- No ocean or bay
water closures are currently in effect.
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WARNINGS
Ocean and bay waters are posted
with warning signs when bacterial levels in ocean or bay waters exceed health standards. |
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Huntington Beach |
- 150 feet upcoast
and 150 feet downcoast of the projection of
Huntington Street (posted
1/1/09)
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Dana Point |
- From the Dana
Point Harbor breakwater to 500 feet downcoast of
lifeguard tower #8 at Doheny State Beach (posting
reduced 12/31/08).
- All of
Capistrano County Beach (posted 11/25/08).
- All of
Capistrano Bay Community Beach (posted 10/8/08).
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San Clemente |
- 150 feet upcoast
and 150 feet downcoast of Poche Creek at Poche Beach
(posted area reduced 10/8/08).
- 300 feet of
North Beach (posted 12/2/08).
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ADVISORIES
Ocean or bay water advisories are issued to alert the
public of possible elevated bacteria levels associated
with urban and storm runoff at storm drains, creeks and
rivers that can impact ocean and bay waters. |
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IN OTHER BEACH
AREAS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF ADVISE SWIMMERS THAT LEVELS OF BACTERIA CAN RISE
SIGNIFICANTLY IN OCEAN AND BAY WATERS ADJACENT TO
STORM DRAINS, CREEKS AND RIVERS. SWIMMERS SHOULD
AVOID COASTAL WATERS IMPACTED
BY DISCHARGING STORM DRAINS, CREEKS AND RIVERS, AND
BEACH USERS SHOULD AVOID CONTACT WITH ANY RUNOFF ON
THE BEACH DURING DRY OR WET WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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LONG
TERM WARNINGS DUE TO URBAN RUNOFF IMPACTS
Long term
warnings occur at locations where bacterial levels consistently exceed health standards, usually from the impact of urban runoff. |
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Newport Bay |
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HOW
TO CONTACT US: |
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To report a sewage spill during normal business
hours (8:00 am to 5:00 pm), call: |
(714) 433-6419 |
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To report a sewage spill AFTER normal business
hours, on weekends or holidays, call: |
(714) 628-7008 |
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To
report a bather illness or if you have any other
questions, during business hours call: |
(714) 433-6280
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