SILVERDALE – The Kitsap County Public Health District issued a no-contact advisory for Dyes Inlet and the Port of Washington Narrows through at least Aug. 6 after more than an estimated 40,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Clear Creek Estuary near Bucklin Hill Road July 30. A second sewage spill occurred Aug. 4.

All shellfish harvesting in Dyes Inlet and Port Washington is closed.

“People really need to stay out of the water,” said Karen Bevers with KPHD.

The July 30 spill was caused by ongoing construction at the Bucklin Hill Road bridge location. The contractor hired by the county to complete the project, Granite Construction, is responsible for all activity on the site and required to reimburse the county for all costs associated with the sewer pipe repair and clean-up. The spill occurred at 3 p.m., July 30, and the flow was stopped by 5:30 p.m. Kitsap County Public Works had a repair in place by 7:30 p.m.

Immediately following the spill, the Kitsap County Parks Department closed Silverdale Waterfront Park, Lions Park and Evergreen-Rotary Park but all were reopened at 8:30 a.m. this morning. Even though the parks are open, the public is urged to stay out of the water, off beaches and refrain from collecting rocks and shells until the no-contact advisory is lifted Aug. 6.

Bevers said the second spill occurred in the same area, but didn’t have any specifics.

A septic pumping truck sits parked on the site of the Bucklin Hill Bridge project Aug. 4.

The second sewage spill in a week occurred at the Bucklin Hill Bridge project Aug. 4.