Sewer Work on PCH in the Palisades

If you live in the Palisades, you might notice construction on PCH beginning today. Don’t get frustrated by the slow traffic though. Instead, take a minute to drive slowly and be grateful for the new pipes that will funnel urban runoff from storm drains to the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant (during dry weather, not during rain).

Without the diversions, that water would flow directly across our beaches and into the ocean, carrying with it chemicals and high levels of bacteria that could make you sick.

These low flow diversions are an important part of making sure that during dry weather all of the beaches in the Santa Monica Bay are safe for swimming.

They’re being paid for by Prop O, a 2004 water bond approved by California voters that dedicated $500 Million to cleaning up some of California’s most polluted beaches (some of which, unfortunately, are local).

You can learn more about Prop O, and the local projects it funds, at lapropo.org.