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BANGOR Health officials issued a seven-day no-contact advisory Monday for beaches between Lofall and an area north ofSeabeck following a5,000-gallon sewage spill at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor.

The sewage discharge began Thursday and was corrected Monday morning, according to a Kitsap Public Health District news release citing information provided by the Navy. The Navy reported the spill to health officials Monday.

The closure covers the east shore of Hood Canal from Kitsap Memorial State Park south to the area of Sunset Farm, north of Seabeck.The health district is posting advisory signsat public beaches.

The public is advised to avoid swimming, wading and other types of contact with the water in the affected area. People who are exposed should washimmediately with soap and water.

Residents are advisedto not gather shellfish in the area. The health district recommends against harvesting shellfish anywhere in the county during and after heavy rains because of an increased risk of illness from water-borne pathogens and pollution.

The spill at Bangor was the latest in a series of sewage dischargesthat have affected beaches this winter in Kitsap. Massive spills in Seattle closed beaches on the east side of Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap this month. The health district lifted a no-contact advisory for those areas Feb. 21.

For information and updates on no-contact orders, go to kitsappublichealth.org/beaches.

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