Ventura Beach RV Resort in cleanup mode after storm

After Thursday’s storm, Ventura County Environmental Health sent out a warning to avoid the Ventura River water.

They reported it was contaminated with thousands of gallons of raw sewage.

This coming after a nearby RV campsite was flooded. Ventura Beach RV Resort resembled a muddy lake after Thursday’s storms.

Didiayer Snyder, COO of Ventura Beach RV resort said, “Mother nature had a large downpour and all of that water from up in the mountains was on its way down and we were really lucky to get everyone out of the resort in time,” said Didiayer Snyder. “Everyone got to higher ground and to safety.”

Didiayer Snyder is the resorts, Chief Operating Officer. She said they people started evacuating around 7 in the morning, but not everyone made it out in time.

The RV resort flooded more than half of the campsite. Three vehicles were submerged in water, but other than that nothing else was damaged and no one was hurt.

“The water was about halfway up to the playground that you see behind me,” said Snyder. “It was coming from the agricultural fields and coming through the tunnel and heading down out to the ocean, so there was a lot of water and it came down fast. I think there was about 10 feet in about 3 hours.”

Nearly 24 hours after the storm the water is gone and the resort is now in cleanup mode. At the same time, Ventura County public health issued out a warning to avoid the Ventura River.

Approximately 45-hundred gallons of sewage was dumped into the River nearby.

“Ventura sanitation has a house located on the property and it is part of the city and all of the waste from Carpinteria comes through and down and heads to Ventura and on to Oxnard, and with all of that rain going into the drains it set the alarm, and the sanitation company was out here working around the clock to make sure those levels were good and they did make sure all is well,” said Snyder.

Residents at the resort have individual sewage caps which were all secure during the storms. “Our team worked around the clock to make sure every single site was locked and loaded,” said Snyder.

NewsChannel 3 reached out to Ventura County Environmental Health, State Beaches, and the Regional Sanitation District and have not heard back.

Officials are still warning people to stay away from the ocean water and shellfish from Ventura County for the next three days.