SILVERDALE, — Health officials are warning people to avoid contact with water in Dyes Inlet and the Port Washington Narrows on the Kitsap Peninsula after thousands of gallons of sewage spilled into the water during a construction project.
The Kitsap County Public Health District’s no-contact advisory will remain in effect through Thursday. Shellfish harvesting is closed in the area.
An estimated 40,000 gallons of sewage spilled near the Clear Creek Estuary when a contractor’s excavator bucket ruptured a sewer pipeline.
The spill happened at about 3 p.m. Thursday. Sewage flow was stopped by 5:30 p.m.
Parks in the area were temporarily closed but have reopened.
Health officials urge people to stay out of the water, off beaches and not collect rocks or shells until the advisory is lifted.
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