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Raw Sewage Flows Into Buena Vista Lagoon

A sewer line break is releasing raw sewage into the Buena Vista Lagoon. The main break is downstream from the lagoon at a pump station near the Carlsbad-Oceanside city borders. Denise Vedder is with t

A sewer line break is releasing raw sewage into the Buena Vista Lagoon. The main break is downstream from the lagoon at a pump station near the Carlsbad-Oceanside city borders. Denise Vedder is with the city of Carlsbad. She says more than one million gallons of sewage has flowed into the lagoon. Vedder says residents of North Carlsbad and South Vista can help by reducing water use.

Vedder : We're asking them to please minimize their use of dishwashers, laundry and other indoor and outdoor use of water for maybe the next 24 hours just to help reduce the amount of pressure on the system.

Vedder says several agencies are working to contain the spill. She says it could take two days for crews to excavate and repair the pipe. The city is also using contractors to construct barriers around the lagoon. County health officials have posted warnings of contamination along the lagoon and at nearby beaches. The break was noticed Sunday evening.

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(Photo: The Buena Vista Lagoon near the Carlsbad-Oceanside city border.)