SAUSALITO, Calif. (KCBS/AP) -- Repairs to a sewage pipe that has leaked an estimated 300,000 gallons of partially treated waste into the Bay cannot begin until later this morning, according to officials with the Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District.
A pipe that ruptured at the Fort Baker treatment plant has been pouring about 200 gallons of sewage into the waters off Sausalito since around 1 p.m. Tuesday, said the district’s general manager, Bob Simmons.
“Right now it’s under four feet of water,” Simmons told KCBS reporter Margie Shafer.
KCBS' Margie Shafer reports
Crews will be able to excavate around the damaged pipe and attach a repair claim during low tide between 10 a.m. and noon, Simmons said.
The pipe is relatively new, having been installed about 23 years ago. Simmons said rough surf may have contributed to the break.
Signs warning people to stay out of the water are posted along the Fort Baker shoreline. The water is expected to remain off-limits for the next several days.
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