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Sewage Spill Closes This Newport Beach, OC Health Reports
Looking to visit Newport Beach on the scorching July weekend? Check this water report. This Newport area beach was closed Fri.per OC Health.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Planning to beat the heat in Newport Beach's Harbor Marina? The water in that area is off-limits Friday morning, following a sewage spill reported on Thursday, midday according to Orange County Health. A backed up private property sewer line was the cause according to officials.
"About 100 gallons of sewage was reported spilled at just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday due to a blockage in a private property owner's sewer line that connects a building to a main sewer pipe," authorities said.
The Orange County Health Care Agency said beachgoers have to stay out of the water until at least Saturday.
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When tests show the water quality meets acceptable standards, that stretch of the beach will be reopened, authorities said.
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