Sewage surge prompts water pollution advisory along Silver Strand

Personnel closed a stretch of beach near the demarcation because of sewage contamination Photo courtesy of County News Center Detection of northward-drifting contamination out of the Tijuana River prompted the San Diego County Department of Environmental Wellbeing and Quality Monday to issue a water poisoning advisory for a stretch of shoreline on the Silver Strand The alert warns the inhabitants of the presence of sewage in the ocean off Avenida Lunar in Coronado and will remain in effect until further testing determines that the location is safe again for human contact the agency published Other local coastal sites that remain under previously issued contamination advisories include Crown Cove La Jolla Children s Pool La Jolla Cove the La Playa area on San Diego Bay North Cove Vacation Isle and the ocean shoreline from the U S -Mexico boundary to Silver Strand Campground Water contact in the affected areas could lead to illness the DEHQ cautioned More information on water contamination in San Diego County can be ascertained at sdbeachinfo com City News Utility contributed to this article