3,500 Gallons of Raw Sewage Spills Into Glorietta Bay

Raw sewage flowed into the bay from two separate locations a half mile apart.

A sewage leak has forced temporary closure of Glorietta Bay in Coronado.

A pump at a sewer system construction project became overwhelmed at 12 p.m. Tuesday, allowing sewage to back up in two locations.

An estimated 3,725 gallons of raw sewage spilled, according to the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health.

Five hundred and seventy-five gallons of sewage surfaced from beneath a manhole adjacent to the Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill on Strand Way near Avenida Del Sol and spilled into Glorietta Bay.

About a half mile south on Strand Way, another 3,000 gallons of sewage flowed out of two manholes adjacent to the Glorietta Bay Boat Launch and entered the bay adjacent to Glorietta Bay Park.

Crews managed to recover about 200 gallons before it entered the water.

Areas within 500 feet of the Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill and 1,000 feet of the Glorietta bay Boat Launch have been closed to water contact.

Contamination warning signs have been placed at the boat launch and at the Glorietta Bay Park beach, and will remain until water samples show that the water is no longer contaminated.

Visit the Beach Water Quality website for updates on beach closure information, or call the hotline at (619) 338-2073.

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