Newport city officials said they ve lifted a hazard warning for Nye Beach following a discharge of partially processed wastewater from the city s water treatment plant.
More than 1 million gallons of partially treated wastewater spilled into the ocean on Sunday from the City of Newport s water treatment plant, city officials said.
A mechanical issue at the City of Newport’s wastewater treatment plant caused approximately 1.18 million gallons of “insufficiently treated” sewage to spill into the Pacific Ocean at Nye Beach on July 9.