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-Lurid Crime Tales-
(Yikes!) Swimmers warned at beaches after spill of 2.7 million gallons of Marin County sewage
2008-02-02
(02-01) 17:06 PST MILL VALLEY -- About 2.7 million gallons of both raw and treated sewage overflowed from a Marin County treatment facility into San Francisco Bay after an alert system failed to properly notify workers at the facility, officials said today.

Signs have been posted along the Tiburon shoreline and at many popular San Francisco beaches - including Crissy Field, Baker Beach, Aquatic Park and China Beach - to discourage people from swimming in the water. However, San Francisco officials said they do not belive the spill will pose a danger to swimmers. Commercial fishing is also not expected to be affected.

Nearby cities and counties were notified of the spill starting late this morning and into the afternoon. Notifications weren't sent to the media until just before 1 p.m. - nearly 20 hours after the spill occurred Thursday evening.
Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy

#11  Relax. Nothing a few million gallons of patchouli oil can't fix.
Posted by: kcspence   2008-02-02 20:29  

#10  What's that smelly ugly ring around the bay?
Berkley, among others.
Oh, you mean that smelly ring?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-02-02 13:15  

#9  Marin County sewage, ya say? I'll bet a rose tinted scent fills the air. Or maybe fresh baked cinnamon buns...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-02-02 11:30  

#8  The Solution to Pollution is Dilution- throw in some more hippies.
Posted by: Grunter   2008-02-02 10:41  

#7  Nothing to worry about. In Marin County their sh*t don't stink.
Posted by: Excalibur   2008-02-02 10:16  

#6  Free the Fecal Coliform Googol!!!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2008-02-02 10:08  

#5  AP fires the noogie.
Posted by: Chang Smith8113   2008-02-02 09:21  

#4  Surf's YUCK!
Posted by: Mike   2008-02-02 07:13  

#3  Swimmers? San Diego's Coronado Island beach waters are as warm as California beaches get. But nobody swims there in the Winter. Maybe by April. And San Francisco bay waters are cold all year long.
Posted by: McZoid   2008-02-02 03:22  

#2  DIP SHITS IN DEEP SHIT!
Posted by: RD   2008-02-02 03:16  

#1  I'd be concerned if this happened in America.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-02-02 03:03  

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