Sewage spill taints Buena Vista Creek area

UNION-TRIBUNE

February 2, 2000

OCEANSIDE -- Sewage from a main that ruptured Monday along Buena Vista Creek is being diverted to Carlsbad, and the creek, lagoon and nearby beaches have been posted for contamination.

Officials at the county Department of Health said yesterday the posting will continue until tests show that the water is safe.

Warnings advise against fishing or any other contact with the water.

Before temporary corrective measures could be taken, city authorities reported that 1.7 million gallons of sewage had spilled into the creek at a pumping station on Haymar Road.

It took seven hours to complete rerouting of the sewage through Vista and Carlsbad lines.

Link:

http://www.uniontrib.com/news/northcounty/20000202-0010_1m2sewage.html

-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), February 02, 2000

Answers

Sewage line problems have been all too common in San Diego County...'cept that the usual problem is the 'stuff' that drifts up the coast from Tijuana!

-- P.U. (SureStinks@InSDCounty.com), February 02, 2000.

This story smells funny to me.

-- justwondering (justwondering@holdingmynose.com), February 02, 2000.

Happens all the time here in extremely Southern California. Here's today's Bay and Beach Advisory from San Diego County's Department of Environmental Health.

NEW:

The Los Penasquitos Lagoon outlet at Torrey Pines State Beach due to the high bacterial results in routine monitoring.

In La Jolla Shores, at Avenida De La Playa due to the high bacterial results in routine monitoring.

In La Jolla, at Windansea due to the high bacterial results in routine monitoring.

In Pacific Beach, at the Crystal Pier due to the high bacterial results in routine monitoring.

CONTINUED:

In Oceanside, at Buccaneer Beach due to flow from the Loma Alta Creek.

In Oceanside, the Buena Vista Lagoon outlet due to sewage spill to Buena Vista Creek

At Torrey Pines, at Black's Beach due to a sewage spill to the Torrey Pines Golf Course stream.

In Del Mar, the San Dieguito River, east and west of the Camino Del Mar Bridge due to high bacteria results in routine monitoring. The river is not currently flowing to the ocean.

In La Jolla, the Children's Pool due to seal contamination.

In Mission Bay, the northern end of Crown Point next to the Wildlife Refuge, Bonita Cove,

Visitor's Center, DeAnza Cove, Campland On The Bay, and Tecolote Creek outlet due to high bacteria results in routine monitoring.

In Ocean Beach, at Dog Beach near the San Diego River outlet, due to the high bacterial results in routine monitoring.

** Signs warning of contamination will remain in place until samples confirm the waters are safe for recreational use. **

-- DeeEmBee (macbeth1@pacbell.net), February 02, 2000.

Even sewage won't keep the surfers out of the water. ewwww

-- cin (cinlooo@aol.com), February 03, 2000.