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Public health officials Wednesday reopened Inner and Outer Cabrillo Beach after determining that 3 million gallons of treated wastewater discharged into Los Angeles Harbor from a nearby treatment plant did not contain harmful chemicals or bacteria.
Public health officials closed the beach Tuesday after the Los Angeles City Terminal Treatment Plant accidentally discharged wastewater, which already had been treated for harmful waste products, into the harbor.
Officials were concerned that some of the water may have flowed to the public beach.
“Our first priority is to protect the health and safety of the people who visit the beach and water areas,” said Jonathan Fielding, director of the public health department for Los Angeles County.
He said the wastewater that was discharged is used for irrigation purposes.
“The water has already been treated and it has no chemicals or bacteria,” Fielding said.
-- Ruben Vives
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