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Sewage Spill Prompts Closure Of Tomales Bay Shellfish Growing Areas

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 14, 9:00 PM PDT

updated Oct 16, 10:06 PM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Local News Matters and KTVU, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A sewage leak has temporarily halted the Tomales Bay oyster harvest and prompted the closure of shellfish growing areas, KTVU and Local News Matters reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 16, 10:23 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 14, 10:00 PM PDT · first source seenOct 16, 10:23 PM PDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 14, 10:09 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 16, 10:23 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.