Cabrillo National Monument tidepools back open after sewage spill

Domenick Candelieri
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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Cabrillo National Monument on Thursday announced the reopening of its tidepool area following a sewage spill along the Point Loma shoreline.

On Tuesday, San Diego County officials were forced to issue a water contact closure after around 5,875 gallons of sewage leaked into the ocean from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to the county’s Beach and Bay Water Quality Program.

The water contact closure, which was one quarter-mile north and south of the spill site, impacted a portion of the coastline within the boundaries of Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego’s only national park said in a press release.

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“Although the closure did not affect the park’s main tidepool area, park officials closed access to the tidepool area as a cautionary measure,” said Amanda Gossard with Cabrillo National Monument.

The county tested the bacteria levels of the sewage spill area which is now within public health safety standards, per officials. All areas of the park are now open to the public.

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