Sewer main break releases wastewater into ocean

http://www.mercurynews.com/pacifica/ci_22724838/sewer-main-break-releases-wastewater-into-ocean


This article was very interesting. A sewer main in Pacifica California cracked last
Friday, and leaked over 5,800 gallons of wastewater. The sewage main cracked near
a beach, and officials said they collected 4,000 gallons of the wastewater, but the other
1,800 went into the ocean water. Scientists took water samples for high levels of
bacteria and e-coli, but test results showed no danger to the public. The city closed
down Rockaway beach while they fixed the pipe, and waited for the results back. 
Whether or not most of the wastewater was recollected or not, this still has an 
impact on the environment because the Bactria is still contaminating the waters.