About 400,000 gallons of acidic waste water was dumped into the Pacific Ocean near San Pedro, prompting a report to the state’s Office of Emergency Services, but officials said Wednesday that it did not cause the water to dip out of the normal range of acidity.

The Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant in San Pedro was performing a maintenance flush when the treated wastewater was released into the ocean the breakwater where the Los Angeles Lighthouse is located, according to a release from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

The area is located west of the Long Beach Harbor and south of Terminal Island.

The release from the county said that while water pH levels were affected near the site of the incident, pH levels at Cabrillo State Beach remained in an acceptable range.

However, the county is still advising people to stay out of the water due to bacteria levels exceeding state standards, something that has persisted since last weekend.

Dr. Muntu Davis, the county health officer, said in a statement that while pH levels of the water did not exceed “acceptable levels” the county would continue to warn beach goers when water quality levels exceed health standards.

Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24- hours a day on the County’s beach closure hotline: 1-800- 525-5662. Information is also available online at our website: PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.