A sewage spill that has been contaminating the Russian River near Guerneville since Tuesday morning has stopped, according to Sonoma County officials. 

The Russian River Treatment Plant on Neeley Road was overwhelmed during heavy rains Tuesday night, which resulted in untreated wastewater traveling roughly a quarter-mile through a forested area before reaching the river, according to Sonoma Water, an agency that manages a system providing filtered water to nine cities and special districts in the region.

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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.