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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Sewage spilled into Olympia’s Percival Creek on Friday night after a tree fell over a pedestrian bridge and onto a pipe, officials said.
A sewer pipe crossing Percival Creek in Olympia broke on 2/7, a tree fell over a pedestrian bridge. Sewage spilled into creek west of Deschutes Parkway. We are asking the public to avoid contact with water in Percival Creek, Capitol Lake & Inner Budd Inlet until further notice. pic.twitter.com/sG8kFEhcRN
— ThurstonHealth (@ThurstonHealth) February 8, 2020
The accident happened around 10:30 p.m. The tree damaged the sewer pipe crossing the waterway, causing sewage to spill about a half-mile west of Deschutes Parkway.
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Thurston County Public Health said there are no issues with drinking water, but is still advising the public and pets to avoid contact with the water in Percival Creek, Capitol Lake and inner Budd Inlet.
Olympia officials bypassed the broken pipe Saturday around 10 a.m., but it is not clear exactly how much sewage spilled.
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