News Briefs: Long Beach Sees Largest Wastewater Spill on Record After Main Break

All the swimming areas in Long Beach, California, were closed recently due to a massive sewage spill. According to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, up to 8.5 million gallons of untreated sewage was discharged into the Dominguez Channel, which terminates into the Los Angeles Harbor at the Port of Los Angeles. The sewage spill occurred in the City of Carson and was caused due to failure of a 48-inch sewer main line. The City of Long Beach Health Department’s Water Quality inspection team is monitoring water quality along the affected beach sites, and officials say that water monitoring will continue until