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Orange County Waters Clean For 4th of July Holiday?
On Monday July 2nd, there were white signs posted at the Newport River Jetties warning of high bacteria count in the water. Nobody really noticed. On Tuesday July 3rd, those white signs were switched out to yellow signs. Again nobody really noticed. You see, high bacteria count is nothing new at the border of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. The surfers and beachgoers that frequent the area between 56th street to the South, and Brookhurst Street to the North are used to these signs unfortunately. But what DID get a few local surfers attention was that these same signs that warned people of the bacteria on Monday and Tuesday were absent on Wednesday July 4th at the same locations. One of the busiest days for tourism in the area, and the signs are gone and the beaches open for business as usual. Does all this sound vaguely familiar to you? Well, it should. For years, mysterious sewage leaks in Huntington Beach have closed local beaches for several weeks for miles in every direction. Google search “Huntington Beach sewage leaks” and see what information you pull up. Some of the results are pretty frightening:
In April 2006, sanitation workers performing routine maintenance noticed a leak in a pipeline in Huntington Beach. The leak was quickly repaired, but not before 30 million gallons of partially treated sewage made its way into the water. The beaches in the area were closed for several days. This incident and dozens of others over the past 10 years are a normal occurrence in the area. While it is of course very possible that the water was clean for the 4th of July holiday, doesn’t it seem a bit convenient for the cities who stand to make huge profits from local beachgoers and tourists who flock to their beaches? For updates on your local beaches, visit the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force website at www.Surfrider.org To report a possible sewage spill in your area, contact the Sewage / Public Works department in your area. Here are a few contact numbers for agencies in the Orange County area if you believe your beach has been contaminated by a sewage spill. Please call and report sewage spills! City Sewer/Public Works Departments:
Public Sewer Districts:
Other Agencies: **No calls were returned from either Newport Beach or Huntington Beach city counsels as of publication time.
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