Advisories on Creek Sewage Spill Lifted
Warning signs that advised the public of a 5,000-gallon spill into the Santa Paula Creek were removed Friday by the Ventura County Environmental Health Division after the mandatory 72-hour period.
“It’s a statewide policy to wait 72 hours “until the sewage has been rendered to a point where it can no longer cause disease,” said division employee Elizabeth Huff.
The division was notified by Operations Management Inc. and the city of Santa Paula about the release of untreated sewage, which occurred at Say Road in Santa Paula early Monday. According to the Santa Paula Fire Department, the discharge was caused by a blocked sewer line, which forced a manhole to overflow.
The discharge stopped at 8:15 a.m., and signs were posted along the Santa Paula Creek up to the convergence with the Santa Clara River.
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