East Beach closed around Mission Creek outfall due to storm-related sewage spill

East Beach closed around Mission Creek outfall due to storm-related sewage spill

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The County of Santa Barbara Health Department has closed parts of East Beach both east and west of the Mission Creek outfall after about 4,500 gallons of sewage spilled during heavy rains Wednesday. The 4,500 gallons of sewage spilled in the 2700 block of De la Vina Street after a pump bypass failure and an estimated 2,200 gallons made it into Mission Creek shared the County of Santa Barbara in a press release Wedn…

Sewage Spill Leads to East Beach Closure in Santa Barbara

A spill of approximately 4,500 gallons of untreated sewage due to equipment failure in Santa Barbara has led to a closure on East Beach. On Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Barbara County Health Department issued a “Beach Closed” notice in response to the reported spill. The spill involved a pump bypass failure on the 2700 block of De La Vina Street during the recent rain storm.  As a result, East Beach from 1/4-mile east to 1/8-mile west of the M…