Surfriding Warning!!!! If you ride in San Diego Read This!!!

SkiDiggity

formerly kawirider142
Bacteria Notice: There has been a massive sewage spill in San Diego County where an estimated 30 million gallons raw sewage have flowed into the ocean south of the Mexican border, and has spread north into the Imperial Beach area.

Be safe everyone.
 

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Its all about the surf!
Location
Oceanside, CA
Unfortunately for us, Mexico regularly dumps- Uh I mean has “Sewage Spills” just South of the border and at the Tijuana river sloughs. As mentioned in the article the ocean currents bring some sewage North into the Imperial Beach area. Fortunately for us, it doesn’t get further North than that before it dissipates so there’s still no real threat to any of our riding areas. Point Loma (The riding area closest to the spill) is at least 10 miles to the North of IB and Oceanside is about 40 miles to the North. 30 million gallons sounds like a huge number but when compared to the shear volume of the Pacific Ocean it dissipates before it gets any where near where we ride. Either way, Like Ross said, we'll be staying clear of Point Loma at least for the weekend! Thanks for the heads up!
 
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SuziQ

Banned
That is discouragingly sad to read for such a beautiful area. My next door neighbors just returned from Cali for good this time, and they mentioned the water problems up in NorCal. I hope things get better over there (and everywhere).

The article makes me grateful our city workers have had our street detoured and working until 3:00 A.M. daily the past six days (as opposed to the three days they originally stated) with outrageously loud equipment.

It also reminds me of this (warning) disgustingly foul language article I stumbled onto
day before yesterday: http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/health/2256-police-warn-about-jenkem-the-new-legal-high.html
 
Location
Ohio
LOL.....that up with the most well written movies of all time IMO.

We get it here too....huge overflow outlet ON (yes ON!!) our beach!

They are building a 3 million gallon holding tank as I type and closing the overflow soon..
 

SuziQ

Banned
LOL.....that up with the most well written movies of all time IMO.

We get it here too....huge overflow outlet ON (yes ON!!) our beach!

They are building a 3 million gallon holding tank as I type and closing the overflow soon..

that's promising to read. the used tampons floating in the water were a bit more than daunting; that was the only thing I did not like about Cleveland, and so was thankful I was too sick to ride but for a few minutes.
 
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