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A sign on the sidewalk to Nye Beach from the Veterans Memorial at Don and Ann Davis Park in Newport warns visitors of the potential health risks of contacting raw sewage in the water. (Photo by Kenneth Lipp)

A sign on the sidewalk to Nye Beach from the Veterans Memorial at Don and Ann Davis Park in Newport warns visitors of the potential health risks of contacting raw sewage in the water. (Photo by Kenneth Lipp)

For the second time since last weekend, Newport posted signs warning of potential contact with sewage in the water at popular tourist locations in the city.

According to a Wednesday press release from the city, “the Newport Wastewater Treatment Plant did not provide sufficient disinfection of effluent starting approximately at 11:30 a.m. on Monday.” The press release stated city staff were still working to resolve the issue.

Wastewater from the treatment plant is released into the ocean through an outfall off the coast at Nye Beach, and health hazard warning signs have been posted at Don Davis Park, near the affected area. Sampling is being conducted, and the signs will be removed once detected fecal matter is below acceptable levels prescribed by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

The city put up the same signs on Saturday at access points on the Bayfront and in South Beach after a rupture in a pressurized sewer main caused approximately 240,000 gallons of raw sewage to spill into the bay during a more than 24-hour period.

The city is still conducting testing for fecal matter at various points related to that spill and will likewise remove the signs with DEQ approval.

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