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Tomales Bay growing areas reopened Oct. 18 after state testing found no contamination; Hog Island had said it would restart harvesting only once the California Department of Public Health authorized it.

State health officials reopened Tomales Bay's shellfish beds on Oct. 18, ending a closure that began Oct. 12 after a septic leak at Olema House's Due West Tavern sent sewage into Olema Creek. Water samples met standards, and two oyster samples collected Oct. 16 showed no sign of a virus indicator called male-specific coliphage.

Updated Oct 23