Sewage spills into Escondido Creek 
The San Diego Union - Tribune; San Diego, Calif.; Jul 11, 2000; 

Abstract:
An overnight sewage spill at the Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility flowed into Escondido
Creek, prompting officials at the Department of Environmental Health to post signs warning of
contamination as far away as Cardiff State Beach, where the creek empties into the...

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Copyright SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY Jul 11, 2000


ESCONDIDO -- An overnight sewage spill at the Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility flowed into
Escondido Creek, prompting officials at the Department of Environmental Health to post signs warning of
contamination as far away as Cardiff State Beach, where the creek empties into the ocean.

Officials blamed the 7,500-gallon spill on high sewage flows which caused a treatment basin to overflow.
The spill lasted from 10 p.m. Sunday to 1:45 a.m. Monday and breached three containment areas to reach
Escondido Creek, which flows west to the San Elijo Lagoon.

Contamination signs are posted at access points to the creek, including Harmony Grove Bridge, Country
Club Road, the Elfin Forest campground and the San Elijo Lagoon mouth at Cardiff State Beach. Signs will
remain in place until samples show the water is safe for recreational use.


Sub Title: 
              [1 Edition]
Column Name: 
              AROUND THE REGION
Start Page: 
              B-7
Dateline: 
              ESCONDIDO