[CPEO-MEF] San Diego Naval Base sewage discharge

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Higher Sewage Numbers In San Diego Bay, Officials Say

KGTV-TV News 10 (San Diego, CA)
November 21, 2006

Navy officials Tuesday upped the estimated amount of sewage that was 
unintentionally discharged into San Diego Bay over the past two years 
due to an improperly connected pipe at Naval Base San Diego.

According to Navy Region Southwest, about 14 million gallons of sewage 
went into the bay over a two-year period -- up from the 10.25 million 
gallons the military reported when the problem was discovered on Friday.

According to Navy officials, a sewage pipe was improperly connected to a 
storm drain that empties into the bay during construction of the 
1,032-bed, 12-story Palmer Hall Barracks in 2004.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.10news.com/news/10374517/detail.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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