Sewage Spill Closes Little Corona Beach
A 3,000-gallon sewage spill closed Little Corona Beach on Wednesday--the second time this year that a stretch of Orange County’s coastline has been tainted by raw human waste, according to the county Health Care Agency.
The sewage spilled from a new Irvine Ranch Water District pipeline about three miles inland in Newport Coast. Sand in the line caused the spill, which flowed down Buck Gully and into the ocean, according to the agency.
The spill was reported to health care officials about noon. The ocean at Little Corona will remain off-limits to swimmers and surfers until tests show the water is safe.
Swimming in sewage-tainted water can cause gastrointestinal problems such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea; eye, ear, nose and throat infections; and viral diseases such as hepatitis.
Last year, Orange County beaches were closed a record-breaking 51 times by sewage spills.
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