Spill Closures for

Ocean, Harbor and Bay Water Areas - 2015

The following table provides a summary of each sewage spill that resulted in an ocean, harbor or bay water closure in 2015. The table shows the closure dates; number of days closed; number of Beach Mile Days of the closure; the ocean, harbor or bay water area that was closed; the responsible agency or a private property owner (PPO) responsible for the closure; the cause of the sewage spill closure; and the estimated volume of sewage spilled, recovered and released to the ocean, harbor or bay water area.

11/1/151/4/1537.50

2 2/9/152/14/1550.55

3 3/30/154/1/1522.0

4 4/13/154/15/1520.70

Upper Newport Bay from Santa Ana Delhi to Newport Dunes, Newport Beach.

Little Corona Beach, Newport Beach.

½ mile upcoast to ½ mile downcoast of the San Clemente Pier, San Clemente.

Newport Bay from Pearson’s Port downbay to Bayshore Beach, Newport Beach.

Costa Mesa Sanitary District / root blockage

~8100 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~8100 gallons released

City of Newport Beach / line blockage ~1500 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~1500 gallons released

City of San Clemente / pump station failure ~5250 gallons/sewage ~250 gallons recovered ~5000 gallons released

City of Newport Beach / line blockage ~750 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~750 gallons released

5 8/24/158/26/1560.22

Newport Bay from Bayside Drive Beach up to Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol Docks, Newport Beach.

PPO / line break at vessel pump out station ~150 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~150 gallons released 6 9/16/159/22/1534.8

Sunset Aquatic Marina, Peter ’s Landing Marina and Portofino Cove Marina in Huntington Harbour.

PPO / unknown cause ~12000 gallons sewage and storm runoff ~0 gallons released ~12000 gallons released

Little Corona Beach, Corona Del Mar. City of Newport Beach / root blockage ~450 gallons/sewage ~300 gallons recovered ~150 gallons released 8 12/3/1512/6/15 31.6

711/15/1511/18/15 30.23

Sunset Aquatic Marina and Portofino Cove Marina in Huntington Harbour PPO / blockage in grease interceptor ~500 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~500 gallons released 9 12/24/1512/26/15 21.0

Newport Bay from Bayside Drive Beach to Baja Corinthian Marina Yacht Club Marina, Newport Beach.

City of Newport Beach / root blockage ~2000 gallons/sewage ~200 gallons recovered ~1800 gallons released 10 12/31/151/2/2016 20.28 Harbor Tower Marina, Newport Beach PPO / blockage in private lateral ~150 gallons/sewage ~150 gallons recovered ~150 gallons released