MEMORANDUM___________________________________________________
TO: Merita Callaway, Chair
Calaveras County Board
of Supervisors
Dean Kelaita, M.D.
Calaveras County Health
Officer
FROM: Environmental Health Department
DATE: July 24, 2013
SUBJECT: Sewage Effluent Discharge Notification
This notice is being
released to inform you that a sewage spill occurred at Lake Tulloch on July 23,
2013. The spill was from a private residential sewer lateral that runs in the
lake for approximately 150 yards (installed in the 70’s). The spill occurred at 7430 O’Byrnes Ferry
Road and is from a residential pump station located at 7540 O’Byrnes Ferry Road
in Copperopolis. The spill is probably from a cracked sewer line that is
located 15 feet under water and the amount of raw sewage spilled is unknown at
this time. The pump has been shut off and the sewer holding tank is being
pumped on an as needed basis by a local septic company.
The agencies
involved or notified of this incident include the Calaveras County Water
District, TriDam, California State Warning Center, Calaveras County OES,
Environmental Health, County CUPA, California Department of Fish and Game,
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control,
California State Lands Commission, Costal Commission, State Park and Recreation
and Cal EPA.
