1. Two lanes of Highway 33 may be open to traffic near Creek Road by today.

The roadway has had only one lane open as crews work to assess and fix problems caused by last week's storm.

Caltrans officials said Wednesday they did not know when the two northbound lanes would reopen.

2. Santa Ana Road will require large-scale construction to fix damage caused by a massive landslide. The county plans to hire a major construction company to clear the slide as soon as possible.

The road is not expected to be open for two to three months.

3. A mudslide has closed Highway 33 from Fairview Drive, four miles north of Ojai. Caltrans had no estimate on when it would reopen.

4. A mudslide has closed Highway 150 between Santa Ana Road and the Santa Barbara County line. Caltrans had estimated the road would be open next week, but said Wednesday it was not known when it would reopen. Officials said crews were unable to assess all of the damaged areas until Wednesday and there were more mudslides and washouts than expected.

5. A 70-foot sinkhole near Thomas Aquinas College was expected to keep Highway 150 closed for six to nine months, according to county officials.

6. A lane has been closed on Highway 118 near the Saticoy Regional Golf Course. The ditch at the side of the roadway has eroded. Caltrans is placing large rocks in the ditch to secure the roadway, and the work is expected to take about a week.

7. Storms damaged a water line providing service from Casitas Municipal Water District to La Conchita, Mussel Shoals, Seacliff, Faria and the Solimar beach communities north of Ventura.

District staff found a leak in a remote rugged hillside. Workers have built a road to reach the area where the broken pipe is located. Repairs to the pipe were expected to be finished by today. That initial work will allow the district to feed water into the beach communities and locate any additional leaks in the pipe.

District officials hope to have water service returned to all customers in the next week or two. Once water service is restored, all tap water will need to be boiled until further notice.

Other issues

• Electricity has been restored in all communities affected by the recent storms, including La Conchita, according to Southern California Edison.

Southern California Edison has set up a relief program to cover unbilled electricity usage for residential customers whose homes were destroyed or red-tagged because of the mudslide. Qualifying customers, or other customers facing financial hardship as a result of the mudslide, can call 1-800-250-7339.

• Millions of gallons of raw sewage emptied into San Antonio Creek this past week. Repairs to the main sewage line were finished by 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Ojai Valley Sanitary District.

County health officials advised the public, however, to avoid body contact with the ocean and all creeks and streams in the affected areas until Friday night. Any items that come into contact with water should also be avoided, including shellfish from affected beaches.

Also, ocean water quality at the following beaches failed to meet state standards: Hobson County Park Beach; Promenade Park Beach at Figueroa Street; Promenade Park Beach at California Street; San Buenaventura Beach; Marina Park Beach; Peninsula Beach/Harbor Cove; the Oxnard Beach park at Falkirk Avenue and County Line Beach, south of the creek. Warning signs are posted at the beaches and contact with ocean water should be avoided for a minimum of 50 yards on either side of the sign.

• Wildlife rescue teams continue to pick up hundreds of sea birds covered with oil off the coast of Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. More than 1,300 birds, including 11 endangered brown pelicans, have been found.

It is still unclear how the birds became covered with the oil. A spokeswoman from the California Office of Spill Prevention and Response said investigators were continuing to search for the mysterious spill, which some speculated may be related to recent flooding.

• A storm off the coast of Japan is expected to generate large surf at Ventura County beaches for the next couple of days.

Surf heights from 12 to 15 feet are possible today, but should start to taper off Friday. It will be a large swell with long wave periods, and parks officials warned visitors to avoid exposed beach and rock areas close to the surf line.

• The National Insurance Crime Bureau warns that victims of flooding could become the target of dishonest contractors. The bureau recommends getting everything in writing, checking references and getting a driver's license and license plate number of the contractor.

-- Staff writer Cheri Carlson compiled this report.