CBS2 Investigates: E. Coli Bacteria Levels In Echo Park Lake Higher Than State Water Quality Standards

Los Angeles CA

05 August, 2021

6:40 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: ECHO PARK (CBSLA) – As people are trying to stay cool on the swan boats at Echo Park Lake, sometimes getting doused under the fountain, a controversy is brewing based on a CBS2 investigation into the safety of the lake's water. The City of Los Angeles has begun weekly testing of the water at Echo Park Lake after a CBS2 investigation showed high levels of e. coli bacteria. Water samples of the lake were collected in March, after the Los Angeles Police Department removed hundreds of homeless from the park. CBS2 obtained a report showing bags of human waste retrieved from the lake. 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.