100 gallons of sewage spews out of manhole at Pismo Beach campground, prompts beach warning
About 100 gallons of sewage spilled into Pismo Creek on Tuesday morning — potentially carrying the waste to the beach, the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department warned in a news release.
A manhole at the Pismo Coast Village Campground overflowed at about 9:10 a.m., “causing the release to flow onto the ground and potentially impact a nearby creek,” the release said.
A contractor has since repaired the manhole cover and stopped the spill.
The county collected ocean water samples where the creek flows into the ocean and will monitor the area for bacteria, the release said.
The county posted signs at the beach warning people to avoid the area.
“San Luis Obispo Environmental Health Services Division advises that beach goers should avoid contacting the ocean water near this creek outfall until sample results indicate acceptable levels of bacteria,” the release said.
To learn more about beach water quality, check SurfSafeSLO.org or call the Ocean Water Monitoring Program at 805-788-3411.
