SAN DIEGO–The Department of Environmental Health has issued a water contact closure for the ocean shorelines at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park due to sewage-contaminated flows from the Tijuana River entering the United States.

The closure area includes the beach-line from the south end of Seacoast Drive in Imperial Beach to the International Border. Closure signs will remain in place until sample results indicate the ocean water is safe for recreational use.