Rio Stinko: An equipment failure caused about 1,500 gallons of raw sewage to leak from a pumping station in Paso Robles, according to wastewater officials. Before the spill was contained, sewage leaked into a dry ravine and soaking into the ground, yummy! Health officials posted signs and yellow caution tape asking people to stay out of the immediate area for about two days. After that it will be dry sewage contaminated land. Great.
- May 10, 2008: SanLuisObispo.com - San Luis Obispo, CA

Here's a news Round up of the continued fall out from February's Richardson Bay sewage spill in the San Francisco Bay are.

Sewage agencies face scrutiny after spills
Marin Independent Journal - 4/9/2008

Bay Area sewage spills being investigated
Mercury News - 4/2/2008

Following the recent sewage discharges in Bay Area waters the California legislature is going to necessary and overdue actions to address the problem. The Clean Water Act of 2008 (Assembly Bill 2986) was introduced by Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and coauthored by Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D-San Francisco), and is sponsored by Baykeeper and Friends of the Earth, will require the state to issue every sewage treatment plant in California a report card that shines a light on waste water collection systems that are polluting our waters.

Here's Assemblyman Leno's statement:

Here's an update on las month's horrendous San Francisco Bay sewage spill. Iinitial reports put the spill at 5.2 million gallons. It has now been discovered that the spill was in fact much larger and as much as 7.5 million gallons spilled into the Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The wastewater deposited into Calera Creek, and subsequently the ocean, contained everything from fats and oils to heavy metals and anything else flushed into the sewer system that day.

American Rivers' President, Rebecca Wodder, sent this letter to the editor of the San Francisco Chronicle regarding the major sewage spills in the Bay that appeared in today's paper.

Editor - Regarding "State EPA chief seeks probe of two sewage spills in Marin" (Jan. 7): The Richardson Bay sewage spill is just a drop in the bucket. Billions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage pour into California's waters every year.

Keep in mind it takes only about 200,000 gallons to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Our water infrastructure is broken and unless proactive steps are taken, things will get worse.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, California needs $20 billion to address the problems. President Bush has offered up only $555 million for such projects - for the entire country.

Below are links to ongoing news stories from last week's revelation about the unreported five million gallons of sewage that spilled into San Francisco Bay. It's great to see all the attention this terrible crime is receiving, but it raises an interesting question.