The ocean around Coronado is safe to swim in again after sewage contaminated the water there during last weekend’s storms.
The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) lifted the beach closure Thursday from the south end of Coronado to Avenida Lunar north.
However, the shoreline from the north end of the Silver Strand to the U.S.-Mexico border is still closed until samples show the water is safe.
The Tijuana River dumped sewage contamination into the ocean off the South Bay beaches, closing the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park on Sunday.
By Monday, that closure had expanded to Imperial Beach, Silver Strand and Coronado. Health officials say because storms wash bacteria and urban runoff into the ocean, you should stay out of the water at any beach for at least 72 hours to avoid getting sick.
Rainfall over the weekend broke records in at least 11 local locations and prompted a state of emergency declaration in six California counties, including San Diego.
