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APPENDIX 3

Unauthorized Discharge of Waste and Ocean/Harbor/Bay Closures 1987 - 2016

The following table lists both the total annual number of unauthorized discharges of waste reported to the Health Care Agency and the total number of ocean, harbor and bay water closures from 1987 through 2016. The total number of unauthorized discharges of waste reported is categorized by sewage type and by waste discharge causes for each year. The total number of ocean, harbor and bay water closures is categorized by waste type and closure causes. In addition, the total number of Beach Mile Days for ocean, harbor and bay water closures from sewage spills and miscellaneous causes is shown for 1999 – 2016.

Sewage Spill Closures for Ocean, Harbor and Bay Water Areas - 2016

The following table provides a summary of each sewage spill that resulted in an ocean, harbor or bay water closure in 2016. 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.

in Orange County

1 1/5/16 1/10/16 5 0.95 Upper Newport Bay from Santa Ana Delhi to Newport Dunes, Newport Beach.

2 1/24/16 1/28/16 4 0.76 From Bluebird Canyon Drive to Center Street, Laguna Beach.

3 2/9/16 2/17/16 8 6.48 All of the Newport Slough, Newport Beach.

4 6/23/16 6/26/16 3 1.1 “A” through “O” docks on the north side of the east basin, Dana Point Harbor.

5 7/8/16 7/11/16 3 0.17 Marina Park Docks, Newport Beach.

6 7/15/16 7/18/16 3 0.24 Docks between the Balboa Ferry and Balboa Pavilion, Newport Beach.

7 7/19/16 7/21/16 3 3.00 From the San Gabriel River Mouth to the Anaheim Bay breakwater, Seal Beach.

8 9/17/16 9/19/16 2 0.50 “F” through “O” docks on the north side of the east basin, Dana Point Harbor.

9 12/18/16 12/21/16 3 0.75 From the mouth of the San Gabriel River to 1000 feet downcoast of the San Gabriel River, Seal Beach.

City of Laguna Beach / root blockage

~200 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~200 gallons released

City of Laguna Beach / root blockage ~550 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~550 gallons released

City of Newport Beach / line break ~500 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~500 gallons released

PPO / grease blockage

~1500 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~1500 gallons released

City of Newport Beach / vessel pump out station ~20 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~20 gallons released

City of Newport Beach / vessel pump out station ~1 gallons/sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~1 gallons released

City of Los Angeles / line break

South Coast Water District / root blockage

City of La Mirada / pump station power failure

~2,425,000 gal./sewage ~829,100 gal. recovered ~1,754,100 gal. released

~900 gal./sewage ~50 gal. recovered ~850 gal. released

~3000 gallons/ sewage ~0 gallons recovered ~3000 gallons released