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Storm damages sewage pipeline in Ventura County, leading to 133,000 gallon spill

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The spill affected Arroyo Simi Creek in Moorpark.

Christmas storms damaged a sewer line in Ventura County, resulting in a 133,000-gallon sewage spill that ultimately entered a creek.

An eight-inch sewer line crossing the Arroyo Simi Creek near the intersection of Moorpark Park Avenue and Leta Yancey Court was damaged on December 28.

Crews bypassed the damaged line to stop the spill.

Officials posted signs along a three-mile section of the creek warning people to stay away from the area until the pollution is dispersed.

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.