People are being asked to stay away from the Russian River near Guerneville following a wastewater treatment plant overflow early Tuesday.

The Russian River Treatment Plant on Neeley Road was overwhelmed during heavy rainfall overnight that resulted in flows at a rate of 4 million gallons per day into the system, which has a design capacity of 710,000 gallons per day under average dry-weather conditions, according to Sonoma Water.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.