A sewage spill of 127,500 gallons in North Kitsap waters has been reported by Kitsap County Public Works, resulting from work being conducted for a contracted underwater ground monitoring project at Naval Base Kitsap – Keyport.

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest, in coordination with the Kitsap Public Utilities District, responded to the sewage spill Dec. 2.

The spill started and was reported to Navy personnel around 11 a.m., a Navy news release says. The spill started when a contractor hit the Kitsap County sewer line 12 feet below ground.

The area affected is the east shoreline of Kitsap Peninsula from the 14000 block of Sandy Hook Road NE to the 13000 block of S Keyport Road NE, including all of Liberty Bay and Keyport.

A no contact advisory is in effect through Dec. 8. Shellfish harvesting advisory is in effect through Dec. 22. Signs will be posted at public access points. For details go to kitsappublichealth.org/beaches.