A massive sewage spill caused when last week’s big storm damaged some sewage lines continues to affect some Tri-County beaches.
Ojai Valley Sanitary District officials estimate that as a result of the problems with two of its lines, about 14 million gallons of sewage flowed into the Ventura River, and the ocean.
The damaged lines were first reported on the 10th, and repairs were completed on the 12th. The pollution led to the closure of beaches from east of Faria Beach to just south of Ventura Harbor.
A new round of testing this week shows that the bacteria count is still too high to safely reopen the beaches. Ventura County Environmental Health officials say the closures will remain in effect until the ocean water quality improves enough to meet state standards.
