Summerland Beach closed after Oil washed up on Sand
The officials affirmed that they have also come across of the reports of strong petroleum odor in that area.
Santa Barbara, California health officials have ordered closure of a local beach after oil and tar balls were noticed on the beach.
This photo provided by KEYT-TV shows an oily substance that washed onto the beach at Summerland, Calif., south of Santa Barbara on Friday, August 21, 2015. County Parks, Public Health, and the Air Pollution Control District will determine the risk to public health and could even suggest future course of action.
Earlier this week, the State Lands Commission agreed to study old oil wells in the area to see if there are some potential problems there.
County health officials said they don’t know where the oil is coming from, but they don’t believe it is related to the Refugio oil spill that occurred May 19.
In July, a large oil sheen off the coast of Goleta was determined to be the result of natural oil seepage, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.