Financial Help For El Segundo Residents Impacted By 17M Gallon Sewage Spill

Los Angeles CA

23 July, 2021

4:54 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: EL SEGUNDO (CBSLA) – El Segundo residents who were impacted by the 17-million gallon sewage spill earlier this month are eligible to receive financial reimbursement for either hotel stays or air conditioning units, Los Angeles city officials announced Thursday. On July 11, about 17-million gallons of untreated sewage was discharged into the ocean from Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. A county official initially tweeted that a power outage had caused the problem, but plant officials later attributed it to debris that clogged screens and caused flooding at the facility. The spill shut down the coastline to swimmers and surfers between El Segundo Beach and Dockweiler State Beach. Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.