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Updated at 6:11 p.m., Sunday, November 11, 2007

8,000 gallons of sewage spills at Wilhelmina Rise

Advertiser Staff

A plastic bag filled with rags that blocked a pipe today caused more than 8,000 gallons of sewage to spill from a manhole at 2432 Wilhelmina Rise.

The city said that the sewage spill did not reach the ocean.

The state Department of Health decided that it was not necessary to take water samples or post warning signs at any beach. However, warning signs were posted along path of the sewage flow.