EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officially lifted the Ocean Water Quality Advisory for several beaches impacted by wildfires after testing was completed over the course of three months.

In a media release, the department explained they lifted the advisory that was put in place from Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach because of the January fires.

While the advisory was lifted, officials still advised beachgoers and residents to avoid fire debris in the water, on the beach or near any burned properties.

“Beachgoers may now enter the ocean water and recreate on the sand in these areas, but they are still advised to avoid fire debris in the water, and to avoid being on beaches on or near burned properties, as the fire debris may contain harmful substances and physical hazards such as glass, metal, and sharp wooden debris,” the Department of Public Health said in a statement.

Officials stressed that debris from recent fires has not been fully cleaned up, so high tides may carry debris into the ocean, posing a danger to people in or near the ocean.

The decision was announced after the LA Regional Water Control Board released results from testing on ocean water and sediment/beach sand testing. The ocean water was tested Jan. 22 and 27, Feb.6 and 18, and March 13, while the sand/sediment was tested from Feb. 25-27.

Testing looked for metals, nutrients, polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and found no chemicals related to wildfires that were dangerous to human health.

The chemicals tested were based on chemicals found from water runoff in previous wildfires in the state.

More information on beach conditions is available by calling 1-800-525-5662. You can also visit this link to view a map of impacted locations.