300-gallon sewage spill closes water around Balboa Pier

By Hannah FryStaff Writer

Oct. 18, 2017 2:45 PM PT

A portion of the ocean around the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach is closed to swimmers after 300 gallons of raw sewage leaked from a pumping tank below the pier into the water Wednesday.

The Orange County Health Care Agency said the water 1,000 feet upcoast and 1,000 feet downcoast of the pier will be closed until at least Saturday or until water-quality tests meet acceptable levels of bacteria under state standards.

The cause of Wednesday’s leak was unclear.

For more information, call (714) 433-6400 or visit ocbeachinfo.com.

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Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime. An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Orange County Register.

300-gallon sewage spill closes water around Balboa Pier

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