NEWPORT BEACH
Findings from an 11-month investigation conclude that the Orange County Sanitation District was responsible for a massive sewage spill into Newport Harbor last summer during construction of the Arches Bridge. A report by the California Water Control Board places responsibility directly on the district’s shoulders and calls for a maximum of $50,000 in fines.
The spill occurred July 22 when a construction worker struck a 24-inch sewer line, spewing about 100,000 gallons of raw sewage onto Pacific Coast Highway and a parking lot adjacent to Arches Bridge.
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