Several sewage spills attributed to heavy rain, king tides around Kitsap
Four sewage spills were reported around Kitsap County in the past several days as storm systems brought heavy rain to the area, leading the county's health district to advise people to avoid exposure to Liberty Bay and Sinclair Inlet.
The largest spill was reported by Port Orchard Public Works on Tuesday, which let Kitsap Public Health District extend its no-contact advisory issued that affects Sinclair Inlet through next week.
Jeff Heglund, Operations Manager at Port Orchard Public Works, said the sewage overflow started at 11 a.m. and ended at 11:45 a.m. at a lift station on Bay Street at the Port Orchard Marina. About 120,000 gallons of combined stormwater and sewage spilled out as heavy rain and king tides hit the area, Heglund said.
Extra water brought by the storm and tides poured into the city's sewer manholes. The volume of the water was more than what the sewer pump station could handle, Heglund said.
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