Sewage Spill Contaminates Creek in Oceanside

Sewage spilled in the area of Garrison Street and Mesa Drive in Oceanside and poured out at a rate of 500 gallons per minutes before it was stopped on Tuesday, officials said.

The spill was reported to the Department of Environmental Health on Monday; the City of Oceanside worked to stop the spill, which had ended as of 2:30 p.m.

It’s also not yet clear what caused the spill and officials are investigating.

Officials said sewage spilled Tuesday into several manholes in Oceanside and entered Loma Alta Creek. It then traveled about 2.25 miles to the Loma Alta catchment at Buccaneer Creek.

The spilled sewage wasn't believed to have made its way to the ocean

Tuesday afternoon, the sewage was pumped out of the creek and diverted into a sewage treatment plant.

Signs warning of sewage contamination were posted at Buccaneer Park and other points along Loma Alta Creek.

Water officials are still determining how much sewage spilled, but believe they've recovered at least 75 percent of it.

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