Sewage spill contaminates Sunset Aquatic Marina, Portofino Cove in Huntington Beach

Orange County health officials barred ocean water-contact sports in Sunset Aquatic Marina and Portofino Cove in Huntington Beach due to a 1,000-gallon sewage spill on Sunday, Oct. 14.

The contaminants originated from a sewer line blockage in Anaheim, according to a news release from the Orange County Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health division. It said that, as a result, the flagged areas will remain closed to swimmers and divers, pending follow-up water quality monitoring results.

The areas will be reopened once contaminant levels fall to acceptable standards.