2 Calif. beach parks close after spill of 80,000 gallons of sewage
Several Southern California beaches are closed after 80,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the ocean in Ventura County, officials announced. The spill occurred near Perkins Road at Ormond Beach in Oxnard. … The Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant notified the Ventura County Environmental Health Division of the spill on Friday, according to the county’s press release. A spill report filed with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services states that the spill occurred on Thursday at around 8:35 p.m. and was caused by an overflow at the plant. The spill has since been “halted and contained,” according to the county.