Oceanside
About 31,500 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside on Monday after a city sewage pump station failed, county health services reported.
The spill originated at the Roymar pump station, located in the 100 block of Jones Road. Sewage entered the Roymar flood control channel and then flowed into the river in the 500 block of Jones Road, according to Cheri Eir, a spokeswoman for the county Department of Health Services.
The spill was discovered at 8 a.m. and city crews were working to fix the station Monday night, Eir said.
“Keep Out” signs were posted along part of the river, as well as at a beach at the river’s mouth.
In a separate incident, 300 gallons of raw sewage spilled into San Diego Bay on Monday afternoon after a sewer main became clogged with grease.
The main, located at Pacific Highway and Elm Street, overflowed from a manhole and into a storm drain that empties into San Diego Bay. The problem was discovered at 1:30 p.m. and remedied by city crews half an hour later, Eir said.
Contamination signs were posted along the Embarcadero for a small portion of the bay, Eir said.
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