Sewage spill forces closure in lower bay
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From Times staff reports
A small area of Lower Newport Bay has been closed to swimmers and divers for at least three days because of a sewage spill, officials said Tuesday.
About 100 feet of beach south of West Coast Highway near Bay Shore Drive was closed about 8 a.m. after 75 gallons of raw sewage overflowed into the harbor because of a blockage caused by overgrown roots in a city sewer line, said Monica Mazur, a supervising environmental health specialist for the Orange County Health Care Agency.
The shoreline will be closed at least until Thursday afternoon, she said.
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