SAN CLEMENTE
A spill caused by a blocked sewage line at a city sewage collection facility has shut down a large portion of Poche beach, where Camino Capistrano and Pacific Coast Highway meet, an Orange County Health Care Agency spokeswoman said.
Health care officials closed the beach Thursday when a large potted plant created a blockage at the sewage facility, spewing about 3,000 gallons of untreated waste water into the ocean, said Monica Mazur, spokeswoman for the health care agency.
Swimming and surfing will be prohibited from 1,000 feet north to 1,000 feet south of Poche Creek for at least three days while the impurities wash away, Mazur said.
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