If you’re in Cannon Beach this week, you might want to stay away from its chief attraction: the ocean.

That’s because about 80,000 gallons of sewage and stormwater have flowed into the Pacific Ocean at the beach.

The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday issued an alert , saying the overflow could raise the risk of exposure to fecal bacteria. The agency said its beach-monitoring staff doesn’t yet have test results confirming the presence of bacteria in the Gower Creek outfall, where the creek spills into Cannon Beach, but is issuing the alert out of caution.

The overflow, which happened on Monday, is not an isolated incident for one of Oregon’s most popular beaches.

State monitoring has led to regular warnings of contamination at two main spots on the small city’s oceanfront, near Hayst

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