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Sanitation bureau outlines Nov. 3 pumping-plant failure and beach closures; council adopts report
Summary
City sanitation staff reported to the City Council that a Nov. 3 power and backup-system failure at the Bionic Creek pumping plant caused a multi-hundred-thousand-gallon sewage overflow into the storm-drain system, prompting beach closures; the council adopted the bureau—riefing and directed follow-up notifications and contractor-testing requirements.
Bureau of Sanitation staff told the City Council on Dec. 14 that a November 3 equipment and power failure at the Bionic Creek pumping plant caused raw sewage to overflow into the storm-drain system and prompted temporary beach closures along the Santa Monica shoreline.
Assistant Bureau director Jim Langley and wastewater collection manager Barry Bergraz said the overflow occurred while a pump-station bypass was in place during construction. Early that morning a vehicle struck a utility pole and transformer, causing a power outage. During construction testing…
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