McGrath State Beach, a popular camping spot by the Oxnard shore, will close indefinitely in September for lack of money to replace an aging sewer line and lift station."We have to close the park because the sewer infrastructure has gotten to a point of decay where I can't in good conscience keep it open," said Richard Rozelle, superintendent of state parks and beaches in the area.
The Los Angeles Times reports engineers last year studied the sewer line, which crosses the bird-rich estuary of the Santa Clara River and concluded that it could fail within two years. The cost of upgrading the system was put at half a million dollars. Rozelle said he wanted to give the public "a chance for one more summer" before shutting the Ventura County park.
McGrath's 188 campsites sit beside dunes that stretch along two miles of coastline. Although state budget problems have limited hours and services at more than half of the state's 278 parks, McGrath will be among the first to close.
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