Editor’s note: Some government agencies did not fully respond to Public Records requests as required by state law — even after as much as five weeks. We note that here with hopes that public pressure will encourage them to provide the information.
Editor s note: This story has been updated to clarify the latest statistics from Kitsap Public Health District.
With COVID-19 cases on a dramatic rise in Kitsap in recent weeks, the county faces the possibility of tighter restrictions and being sent back a phase in the state’s reopening plan next week.
Counties must either keep new case rates below 200 cases per 100,000 residents over a two-week period or new hospitalizations below 5 per 100,000 over a one-week period to stay in Phase 3. In a statement to the Kitsap Sun on Friday, Kitsap Public Health District Administrator Keith Grellner noted that Kitsap’s case rate is now well above 200 and that the most recent data from the state’s Department of Health showed the hospitalization rate was just over 5, but said that the rate of new hospitalizations fluctuates from day to day, making it very difficult to project whether we will be above the state’s threshold of 5 per 100,000 for last seven days.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, January 6, 2021
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. (AP) - About 250,000 gallons of partially treated effluent was sent into Puget Sound from Bainbridge Island’s wastewater treatment plant after heavy rainfall temporarily overwhelmed the facility’s capacity.
The overflow is the second such dump into the Eagle Harbor vicinity in about a week’s time, the Kitsap Sun reported. As a result of this weekend’s spill, a no-contact advisory was issued for Eagle Harbor, the city said in an announcement Monday afternoon.
“The public is advised to avoid contact with water in the affected area,” the city said. “The (Kitsap Public Health District) recommends against swimming, wading, or types of water recreation that could cause water to be swallowed or get into the mouth, nose or e
250,000 gallons released from wastewater treatment plant from Bainbridge Island By Associated Press
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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND About 250,000 gallons of partially treated effluent was sent into Puget Sound from Bainbridge Island’s wastewater treatment plant after heavy rainfall temporarily overwhelmed the facility’s capacity.
The overflow is the second such dump into the Eagle Harbor vicinity in about a week’s time, the Kitsap Sun reported. As a result of this weekend’s spill, a no-contact advisory was issued for Eagle Harbor, the city said in an announcement Monday afternoon.
“The public is advised to avoid contact with water in the affected area,” the city said. “The (Kitsap Public Health District) recommends against swimming, wading, or types of water recreation that could cause water to be swallowed or get into the mouth, nose or eyes.”