MSTB News

http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Sewage-Spill-from-Mission-Valley-to-Ocean-Beach/qWYuIGp6oEeMp2ZNMf20lQ.cspx

By the time city crews got the problem under control about an hour later, roughly 1,370 gallons of sewage had spilled into a storm drain that empties into the San Diego River.

This is an article about the sewage spill that flowed into Ocean Beach yesterday. When I read it, I thought, "how long does it take for the city crews to notice?" If it usually takes longer, would it endanger more people? Can't they think of better ways to monitor places where sewage lines would be likely to leak?


There's only one article about this spill... maybe it's not that significant to most people or other communities. Maybe a organization like Coastkeeper or some other water-testing groups would have some reports on it, though.

We visited Ocean Beach today, and we saw "beware of contamination" signs at dog beach. This spill, though little in comparison to the nearly endless gallons of water in our oceans, might affect our project, as it is our job to test these waters. Who knows how much time it will take for the sewage to be cleaned up or contained? This might affect the outcomes of our tests...