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14 million gallon plus sewage spill reported in Ventura River

The Ventura River has been hit by a massive sewage spill that officials say is tied to this week's storm.
KCLU
The Ventura River has been hit by a massive sewage spill that officials say is tied to this week's storm.

Officials say storm triggered huge spill on January 9.

There’s been a massive sewage spill in Ventura County tied to the storm.

Two Ojai Valley Sanitary District lines were damaged. Ventura County Environmental Health officials say more than 14 million gallons of sewage was released into the Ventura River. The spill started January 9.

Officials say it affected the river, San Antonio Creek, and some Ventura County beaches.

Signs have been posted for people to stay out of the river, the creek, and out of the ocean in the area until testing shows that it’s safe. The ocean closure extends from Mondos Cove Beach, which is west of Ventura, to Surfer’s Knoll, south of Ventura Harbor.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.