State investigating source of sewage spill that prompted health warnings on Foss Waterway
The state Department of Ecology is investigating the source of a sewage spill that rendered the Thea Foss Waterway off-limits recently.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department was notified of the spill on April 24 and first tested the water three days later.
“We tried to contact our lab the same day to see if their staff could process a sample over the weekend. We could not reach them,” health department spokesperson Steve Metcalf told The News Tribune. “We decided to do the water sample Monday, April 27, when we knew the lab could process a sample. We received the results on April 29 with the high bacteria levels.”
The health department issued a warning advisory to stay out of the water the day it received the results. That advisory was lifted May 6.
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