ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley released a statement following news that an estimated 94,500 gallons of raw sewage spilled in Laguna Beach on due to a break in a force main sewer line. The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) closed ocean waters from Laguna Avenue through Blue Lagoon Beach.
“I strongly urge Laguna Beach residents, visitors, and tourists to heed the warnings of public health experts and avoid the beach. I am monitoring the situation to ensure we protect public health and our beaches,” said Supervisor Foley. “The Health Care Agency will continue testing the water to determine when the beach is safe to re-open.”
For information regarding Orange County ocean, bay or harbor postings and closures, please call (714) 433-6400 or visit www.OCBeachInfo.com/Laguna. To report a sewage spill, please call (714) 433-6419.
At the time of this release, HCA closures are in effect at the following beaches:
- Cleo Street Beach
- Bluebird Canyon
- Pearl Street Beach
- Victoria Beach
- Blue Lagoon Beach
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Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022 to represent the newly established District 5, which includes the cities of Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, a large portion of Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, as well as the unincorporated areas of Coto de Caza, Emerald Bay, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Rancho Mission Viejo, Stonecliffe and Wagon Wheel. This is her second term on the Board of Supervisors, where she previously served District 2.
Supervisor Foley’s Board appointments include the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), OCFA Legislation & Public Affairs Committee Chair, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), TCA Joint Environmental Committee, Coastal Greenbelt Authority, Newport Bay and South Orange County Watershed Executive Committees, Ocean Institute, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Community Engagement Panel, Spent Fuel Solutions Coalition Co-Chair, Law Library Board of Trustees, Orange County Housing Finance Trust Chair, Local Agency Formation Commission (alt), Orange County Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, and OC Public Libraries Advisory Board.
