Closed / Date
Opened / Number of Days
Closed / Beach Mile Days / Ocean, Bay, Harbor Area Closed / Agency/Reason / Amount Spilled* / Storm Caused Spill
1 / 08-012 / 1/23/08 / 1/25/08 / 2 / 0.11 / Beacon Bay from Cutter Road to Ketch Road, Newport Bay, Newport Beach / City of Newport Beach/ line blockage (paper/
plastic bags) / ~100 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~100 gallons released / NO
2 / 08-016 / 2/2/08 / 2/6/08 / 4 / 1.00 / ¼ mile of Newport Bay from the Projection of Crestview and Bay Shore Drive downbay to the Point at Bayshores, Newport Bay, Newport Beach / City of Newport Beach/ line blockage / ~600 gallons/sewage
~300 gallons recovered
~300 gallons released / NO
3 / 08-021 / 2/26/08 / 2/28/08 / 2 / 0.38 / 500 feet upcoast and 500 feet downcoast of Pico Drain at North Beach, San Clemente / City of San Clemente/ line blockage (construction debris) / ~400 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~400 gallons released / NO
4 / 08-093 / 4/17/08 / 4/23/08 / 6 / 7.00 / Hotel Laguna downcoast to Victoria Beach, Laguna Beach / City of Laguna Beach/
Line break / ~138,000 gallons/sewage
~80,000 gallons recovered
~58,000 gallons released / NO
5 / 08-114 / 5/18/08 / 5/21/08 / 3 / 0.34 / 300 feet upcoast and 300 feet downcoast of Poche Creek at Poche Beach, San Clemente / PPO / line blockage (roots) / ~192 gallons/sewage
~30 gallons recovered
~162 gallons released / NO
6 / 08-116 / 5/27/08 / 5/29/08 / 2 / 1.00 / ½ mile from Carnation Cove to Bayside Drive Beach, Newport Bay, Newport Beach / City of Newport Beach/ line blockage (grease) / ~200 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~200 gallons released / NO
7 / 08-176 / 7/15/08 / 7/17/08 / 2 / 0.11 / 150 feet upcoast and 150 feet downcoast of Pico drain at North Beach, San Clemente / City of San Clemente/ treatment plant check valve failure / ~50 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~50 gallons released / NO
8 / 08-204 / 8/6/08 / 8/9/08 / 3 / 0.17 / 300 feet at the Balboa Yacht Basin, Newport Bay, Newport Beach / City of Newport Beach / line break at vessel pump out facility / ~10 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~10 gallons released / NO
9 / 08-207 / 8/10/08 / 8/13/08 / 3 / 0.26 / All of Baby Beach, Pier Dock and Pilgrim Dock in Dana Point Harbor / PPO / line blockage / ~100 gallons/sewage
~50 gallons recovered
~50 gallons released / NO
10 / 08-218 / 8/15/08 / 8/18/08 / 3 / 1.00 / “B” Dock at Balboa Bay Club to Arbor Drive, in Newport Bay, Newport Beach / PPO / sewage lift pump failure / ~150 gallons/sewage
~75 gallons recovered
~75 gallons released / NO
11 / 08-226 / 8/19/08 / 8/22/08 / 3 / 0.08 / Bayshore Beach in Newport Bay, Newport Beach / PPO / line blockage (debris) / ~500 gallons/sewage
~300 gallons recovered
~200 gallons released / NO
12 / 08-236 / 8/29/08 / 9/2/08 / 4 / 0.40 / 600 feet at Crows Nest Marina, Newport Bay, Newport Beach / City of Newport Beach / line blockage (grease) / ~30 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~30 gallons released / NO
13 / 08-290 / 10/17/08 / 10/21/08 / 4 / 1.26 / “B” Dock at Balboa Bay Club to Arbor Drive, Newport Bay, Newport Beach / PPO / sewage lift pump failure / ~250 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~250 gallons released / NO
14 / 08-215 / 10/29/08 / 11/4/08 / 6 / 10.60 / Crescent Bay downcoast to Camel Point, Laguna Beach / City of Laguna Beach / pump station Failure / ~591,000 gallons/sewage
1,000 gallons recovered
~590,000 gallons released / NO
15 / 08-342 / 11/26/08 / 12/1/08 / 5 / 5.50 / All of Doheny State Beach, Dana Point / PPO / line break / ~12,000 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~12,000 gallons released / NO
16 / 08-343 / 11/28/08 / 12/1/08 / 3 / 0.17 / 150 feet upcoast and 150 feet downcoast of Talbert Channel, Huntington State Beach / PPO / line blockage (grease) / ~150 gallons/sewage
~50 gallons recovered
~100 gallons released / NO
17 / 08-360 / 12/5/08 / 12/7/08 / 2 / 0.23 / “F” Street downbay to “H” Street in Newport Bay, Newport Beach / City of Newport Beach / line blockage (roots) / ~300 gallons/sewage
~150 gallons recovered
~150 gallons released / NO
18 / 08-363 / 12/8/08 / 12/11/08 / 3 / 0.57 / From Promontory Point Channel downbay to Bayside Cove in Newport Bay, Newport Beach / PPO / line blockage (grease) / ~240 gallons/sewage
0 gallons recovered
~240 gallons released / NO
* Amount Spilled: amount spilled - amount recovered = release amount
~ All volumes are estimations based on responding sanitation district/city field staff observations and calculations. Closures based on initial estimated amount reported by sanitation district/city field staff. Final spill volumes (in parentheses and italicized if different from original reported volumes) are reported to the Regional Water Quality Control Boards by the sanitation district/city.