PB Beach Closed to Surfers, Swimmers

Signs are up in Pacific Beach warning surfers and swimmers to stay out of the water after a sewage spill Monday.

According to the Department of Environmental Health, 200 gallons of wastewater came from a blocked sanitation line near Van Nuys Canyon and spilled 200 feet to the north and south of Tourmaline Park.

β€œIt was a sewage spill, a sewage break in the line upstream form the beach but eventually it ends up at the beach,” said Lt. Andy Lerum with San Diego Lifeguards.

A specialist from the City of San Diego has tested the water and air quality for three days.

β€œWe can smell the odor but we cant view without a microscope or the counts on the petri dishes,” said Rumana Shahzud from San Diego Metro Risk Water.

Surfer Tim Kessler says he's staying out, but many don't. β€œPeople tend to ignore the warnings and take the risk of getting sick,” said Kessler.

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