250,000 gallons released from wastewater treatment plant from Bainbridge Island By Associated Press
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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND About 250,000 gallons of partially treated effluent was sent into Puget Sound from Bainbridge Island’s wastewater treatment plant after heavy rainfall temporarily overwhelmed the facility’s capacity.
The overflow is the second such dump into the Eagle Harbor vicinity in about a week’s time, the Kitsap Sun reported. As a result of this weekend’s spill, a no-contact advisory was issued for Eagle Harbor, the city said in an announcement Monday afternoon.
“The public is advised to avoid contact with water in the affected area,” the city said. “The (Kitsap Public Health District) recommends against swimming, wading, or types of water recreation that could cause water to be swallowed or get into the mouth, nose or eyes.”
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard begins year with face mask emphasis Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun
BREMERTON Gray, double-layer welder hoods? Acceptable. Bandanas and single-layer gaiters? Not good enough.
The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is beginning its 2021 with stricter face mask requirements to slow the tide of COVID-19 cases. Kitsap County s largest employer wanted to take an extra proactive approach to prevent any possible transmission, said Kellie Randall, a PSNS spokeswoman. The effort is in response to the increase in COVID-19 cases after the Thanksgiving holiday, she said.
Just how many cases of the novel coronavirus there are among the more than 14,000 shipyard employees is unknown, as the Pentagon banned commands from publicly reporting them early on in the pandemic. But military personnel and civilian contractors in Kitsap, many of which work at the shipyard, have comprised about 15% of the total COVID-19 cases in Kitsap through the year, said Tad Soot
Kitsap County jury trials suspended again amid COVID-19 surge Andrew Binion, Kitsap Sun
Jury trials at the Kitsap County Courthouse were “re-suspended” Tuesday after a surge in holiday season coronavirus infections and the recessing Monday of what would have been Kitsap County Superior Court s third criminal trial since March.
Superior Court Judge Kevin Hull and District Court Judge Jeff Jahns issued the order, saying cases are surging after the Thanksgiving holiday to their highest point yet.
“Though COVID-19 cases were rising before Thanksgiving, the (Kitsap Public) Health District notes Kitsap’s infection rate has increased at an even faster rate,” the two presiding judges wrote in their order.