The Region - News from Oct. 13, 1985

Dogged by complaints and fines resulting from its aging sewers, the Los Angeles City Council has tentatively approved two motions that would upgrade parts of the system. The council voted unanimously to spend $1.6 million to build four 250,000-gallon sewage overflow tanks in Culver City by June, 1986, that would prevent the summer leakage of raw sewage into Ballona Creek, which empties into the Pacific Ocean near Marina del Rey. In August, the city had to pay more than $30,000 in state fines after 85,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the creek. The council approved an additional $100,000 to hire a financial consultant to come up with a workable plan to pay for an expected $2-billion overhaul of the entire sewer system.