APPENDIX 4 Sewage 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. 2015 Sewage Spill Closures for Ocean, Harbor and Bay Water Areas in Orange County Date Closed
Date Opened
Number of Days Closed
Beach Mile Days
1
1/1/15
1/4/15
3
7.50
Upper Newport Bay from Santa Ana Delhi to Newport Dunes, Newport Beach.
Costa Mesa Sanitary District / root blockage
~8100 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~8100 gallons released
2
2/9/15
2/14/15
5
0.55
Little Corona Beach, Newport Beach.
City of Newport Beach / line blockage
~1500 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~1500 gallons released
3
3/30/15
4/1/15
2
2.0
½ mile upcoast to ½ mile downcoast of the San Clemente Pier, San Clemente.
City of San Clemente / pump station failure
~5250 gallons/sewage ~250 gallons recovered ~5000 gallons released
4
4/13/15
4/15/15
2
0.70
Newport Bay from Pearson’s Port downbay to Bayshore Beach, Newport Beach.
City of Newport Beach / line blockage
~750 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~750 gallons released
5
8/24/15
8/26/15
6
0.22
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
9/16/15
9/22/15
3
4.8
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
7
11/15/15
11/18/15
3
0.23
Little Corona Beach, Corona Del Mar.
City of Newport Beach / root blockage
~450 gallons/sewage ~300 gallons recovered ~150 gallons released
8
12/3/15
12/6/15
3
1.6
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
12/24/15
12/26/15
2
1.0
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
12/31/15
1/2/2016
2
0.28
Harbor Tower Marina, Newport Beach
PPO / blockage in private lateral
~150 gallons/sewage ~150 gallons recovered ~150 gallons released
Ocean, Harbor or Bay Area Closed
Agency/Reason
Amount Spilled*
PPO = Private Property Owner * Amount Spilled: gallons of sewage spilled – gallons of sewage recovered = gallons of sewage released into ocean, bay or harbor. ~ All volumes are estimations based on responding sanitation district/city field staff observations and calculations.
Kelp Reef Laguna Beach
2015 Annual Ocean, Harbor & Bay Water Quality Report - Page 54