Sewage Spill Number / Date
Closed / Date
Opened / Number of Days
Closed / Beach Mile Days / Ocean, Bay, Harbor Area Closed / Agency/Reason / Amount Spilled* / Storm Caused Spill
1 / 15-001 / 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 / No
2 / 15-002 / 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 / No
3 / 15-025 / 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 / No
4 / 15-029 / 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 / No
5 / 15-068 / 8/24/15 / 8/26/15 / 2 / 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 / No
6 / 15-070 / 9/16/15 / 9/22/15 / 6 / 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 / Yes
7 / 15-089 / 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 / No
8 / 15-104 / 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 / No
9 / 15-112 / 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 / No
10 / 15-125 / 12/31/2015 / 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 / No