Ventura County Beach Closures Ordered After 148,000-Gallon Sewage Spill

A "collapsed sewer line caused the overflow of sewage into the street and into the Santa Clara River," from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. in Fillmore.

Posted Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 11:22 am PT

March 17, 2023

A massive spill equaling nearly 148,000 gallons of sewage has closed several miles of beach in Ventura County.

According to a statement from Ventura County Resource Management Agency, a "collapsed sewer line caused the overflow of sewage into the street and into the Santa Clara River," from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Thursday in Fillmore.

Residents are advised to avoid water at all public access points downstream, as well as beaches south of Ventura Harbor, extending to Oxnard Shores.

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