SSO Pocahontas LS 583 |
Okaloosa County Water & Sewer (OCWS) experienced a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) last night at our Pocahontas Lift Station, located at 943 Pocahontas Drive in unincorporated Fort Walton Beach. Last night at approximately 8:45pm, OCWS was notified by the public of a potential sewer spill along Pocahontas Drive. OCWS soon responded and discovered a SSO resulting from a leak from a bypass hose fitting at the Pocahontas Lift Station site. Staff immediately turned off the bypass pump and restored the operations of the lift station, which stopped the SSO. OCWS estimates the spill to be approximately 1,400 gallons, with approximately 400 gallons flowing into a nearby storm inlet. Staff then cleaned and disinfected the affected area.
After a more thorough review this morning, this storm drain in the Pocahontas Drive right-of-way has an outfall into Mills Bayou, which is a cove off of Cinco Bayou. The approximate 400 gallons of wastewater would have mixed and been diluted with stormwater; and then traveled through approximately 750 feet of storm drain piping with an outfall into Mills Bayou located at 501 Pocahontas Drive. Staff conducted a thorough on-site review of the storm drain and outfall this morning, and there was no evidence of a wastewater spill. As a precaution, the Florida Department of Health will soon be issuing a Health Advisory for Mills Bayou. Water quality sampling and testing will be underway soon. OCWS drinking water remains unaffected by this incident.
We at OCWS pride ourselves in minimizing and preventing SSOs, through proactive projects and other measures. On this particular situation, with one of the lift station pumps having an issue, as a precaution, staff had a brand new bypass pump and hoses setup on-site as a proactive measure. With an above-ground bypass pump and hoses setup, there is inherent risk of a SSO. Unfortunately, a float malfunction caused the bypass pump to turn on, and then a fitting on an above-ground hose loosened a bit, causing the leak. We are happy that OCWS field staff members were taking proactive measures and want them to continue doing so. After this SSO, staff has taken additional measures in the operation of this station to further minimize the risk of an SSO.
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02/04/2023 04:19 PM |
Arbennie Pritchett WRF |
250 Roberts Blvd.; Fort Walton Beach FL; 32547 |
Okaloosa |
Darren Alford |
WW Operations Manager |
dlalford@myokaloosa.com |
(850) 651-7133 |
Operator of the Facility/Installation |
Mark Wise |
(850) 651-7171 |
mwise@myokaloosa.com |
30.434622
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-86.618588
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02/03/2023 08:45 PM |
No |
02/03/2023 09:00 PM |
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Incident Location
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Brittany Bay Private Lift Station SSO |
A private lift station manhole overflowed due to possible pump failure. A service provider was contacted to test the pumps and repair or replace them if necessary. Since the pumps could not keep up with incoming flow, a pump truck was hired to pump down the wet well. The facility was instructed to keep the pump truck available to pump down the wet well as needed. Approximately 1750 gallons of wastewater was released and flowed into a stormdrain. The stormdrain discharges to a ditch/canal leading to Long Bayou. Water samples were collected and signs posted. |
02/04/2023 03:47 PM |
Brittany Bay Apartments |
1201 Seminole ; Directions: NE corner of apartment complex; Largo FL |
Pinellas |
Stacy English |
Environmental Control Supervisor |
senglish@largo.com |
(727) 507-4491 |
Rep of receiving wastewater treatment plant |
Stacy English |
(727) 507-4491 |
senglish@largo.com |
27.905681
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-82.783455
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02/04/2023 08:10 AM |
No |
02/04/2023 11:05 AM |
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Incident Location
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5601 Edenfield Rd. |
Wastewater release of approximately 1,100 gallons in Jacksonville due to an equipment failure. The release impacted a storm drain which discharges into a retention pond that was in overflow. Clean up actions are complete. |
02/04/2023 01:50 PM |
5601 Edenfield Rd. |
5601 Edenfield Rd.; Jacksonville FL |
Duval |
Sharon Piltz |
Environmental Scientist Senior |
taylse@jea.com |
(904) 667-9232 |
Incident Responder |
Sharon Piltz |
(904) 667-9232 |
taylse@jea.com |
30.384644
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-81.604871
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02/03/2023 04:35 PM |
No |
02/03/2023 08:30 PM |
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Incident Location
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TWA Camelot WRF 2.4.23 W Irlo |
On January 31, 2023 starting at approximately 9:30 AM and ending at approximately 1:00 PM, a raw wastewater spill occurred near 5678 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, Osceola County.
A 16 inch force main developed a split in the ductile iron pipe, which resulted in approximately 127,000 gallons spilled onto the ground. A contractor cut out the section of pipe and repaired the force main. The affected area was washed down with potable water, 191,000 gallons were recovered from the depression in the ground, and the depression was then backfilled. Some lime was applied for further neutralization. The spill was contained onsite and did not reach any waterways. The State Watch Office was notified and produced incident report #2023-903 |
02/04/2023 11:00 AM |
TWA Camelot WRF |
FL |
Osceola |
Adrian Brene |
Environmental Compliance Coordinator |
environmental@tohowater.com |
(407) 944-5000 |
Environmental Compliance Coordinator |
Adrian Brene |
(407) 944-5000 |
environmental@tohowater.com |
28.332403
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-81.511039
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01/31/2023 09:30 AM |
No |
01/31/2023 01:00 PM |
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Incident Location
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Brittany Bay Apts SSO |
A private lift station overflowed due to a line blockage. An estimated 1,700 gallons of wastewater was released and entered a stormdrain. This storm drain flows into a ditch leading to Long Bayou. The blockage was cleared and pump trucks pumped down the lift station wet well, stopping the overflow. Warning signs have been posted and samples of the receiving water will be collected. |
02/03/2023 04:02 PM |
Brittany Bay Apartments |
1201 Seminole ; Directions: Lift station is located in the northeast corner of the apartment complex.; Largo FL; 33770 |
Pinellas |
Stacy English |
Environmental Control Supervisor |
senglish@largo.com |
(727) 507-4491 |
Rep for receiving wastewater treatment plant |
Stacy English |
(727) 507-4491 |
senglish@largo.com |
27.905788
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-82.783232
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02/03/2023 12:15 PM |
No |
02/03/2023 01:35 PM |
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Incident Location
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108 W 4th St SSO |
Incident Description: A work crew identified a small leak within a storm water conflict box near MH T3-45. After the liquids were removed from the box, a small leak was detected in the gravity line. It is estimated that approximately 540 gallons of untreated waters were spilled to the stormwater conflict box and then the St Andrew's Bay
Wastewater Type: Untreated
Cause: Break-in-Line
Spill Volume: 540
Volume Recovered: 0
Waterbodies Impacted: Y
Clean-up Status: In-progress
Clean-up Actions: Other
Agencies Notified: |
02/03/2023 03:45 PM |
Millville AWT Facility |
1800 E 3rd St; ; Directions: 1800 E 3rd St ; Panama City FL; 32401 - 4800 |
Bay |
Joseph Hofbauer |
Environmental Compliance Specialist |
jhofbauer@panamacity.gov |
(850) 691-4608 |
Operator of the Facility/Installation |
Joseph Hofbauer |
(850) 691-4608 |
jhofbauer@panamacity.gov |
30.155253
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-85.662424
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02/02/2023 07:46 AM |
Yes |
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Y |
Bay |
Incident Location
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8400 SW 8TH ST BOCA RATON |
ON 02/03/2023 AT 10:26AM A PASSERBY CALLED TO REPORT WATER COMING UP FROM THE STREET. CALL WAS DISPATCH AND THE SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED.AT 10:42 JO CALLED TO ADVISE THAT IT WAS A FORCE MAIN BREAK. JO STATED THE SPILLAGE ENDED AT AROUND 11:25AM WITH UNDER 1000 GALLONS OF RAW SEWAGE SPILLED. THE CAUSE OF THE SPILLAGE WAS A SMALL HOLE ON A 6 INCH FORCE MAIN LINE. CLEAN UP IS STILL ON GOING. LIME, BLEACH AND WASH DOWN WILL OCCUR FOR THE CLEAN UP. THREE LIFT STATION WERE TURN OFF 976,1072, AND 985. |
02/03/2023 03:42 PM |
TRENDS AT BOCA RATON |
8400 SW 8TH ST; BOCA RATON FL; 33433 |
Palm Beach |
ERIC BALTAZAR |
COMMUNICATOR |
ebaltazar@pbcwater.com |
(561) 740-4609 |
EMPLOYEE |
YOLANDA RODRIGUEZ |
(561) 740-4609 |
YMRODRIGUEZ@PBCWATER.COM |
26.339879
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-80.177235
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02/03/2023 10:25 AM |
No |
02/03/2023 11:25 AM |
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Incident Location
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LRECD FL0034649 Plant SST NPW SSO 2-3-23 |
Incident Description: An unauthorized discharge of highly disinfected reclaimed water occurred at Loxahatchee River Districts wastewater treatment plant site due to a leak from a 1/2-inch diameter polyvinyl chloride (PVC) piping system. The release occurred at the odor control treatment unit located at the sludge storage tank. A total of approximately 5-gallons of reclaimed water was released onto the ground, where it percolated into the soil. No bodies of water or storm drains were affected and the area was disinfected with lime. The chlorine residual of the reclaimed water at time of the unauthorized discharge was 4.36 mg/L.
Wastewater Type: Reuse
Cause: Break-in-Line
Spill Volume: 5
Volume Recovered: 0
Waterbodies Impacted: N
Clean-up Status: Complete
Clean-up Actions: Applied lime
Agencies Notified: Nathan J. reported spill to Denise Watts(VM) on 2/3/23 @ 11:02 A.M.
Nathan J. reported spill to Pamela Lape PB Health Dept. on 2/3/23 @ 10:42 A.M. |
02/03/2023 02:35 PM |
Loxahatchee Env Control Dist WWTP |
2500 Jupiter Park Dr; ; Directions: 2500 Jupiter Park Dr ; Jupiter FL; 33458 - 8962 |
Palm Beach |
Nathan Franklin Jarvis |
WWTP Chief Operator |
nathan.jarvis@lrecd.org |
(561) 401-4180 |
Operator of the Facility/Installation |
Jason Pugsley P.E. |
(561) 401-4054 |
jason.pugsley@lrecd.org |
26.92635
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-80.141543
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02/03/2023 09:35 AM |
No |
02/03/2023 09:37 AM |
N |
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Incident Location
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Highway 77 Lynn Haven FL Hydraulic Oil Leak |
On 2/2/23, at approximately 12:30 pm, a City of Panama City vehicle was traveling North along Highway 77 in Lynn Haven, FL, near the intersection with 9th street. Approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the road as a result of damage to the unit's pressure test port located in the vehicle undercarriage. It is believed that an obstacle or debris struck the test port, causing it to leak fluid.
The vehicle exited the road as soon as possible. The City response team utilized oil dry adsorbent, a street sweeper and a vacuum truck to remove the oil from the road. The adsorbent materials were collectted for disposal at an authorized location. No hydraulic oil was released to water or a storm drain. |
02/03/2023 11:31 AM |
Highway 77 Lynn Haven, FL |
817 Ohio Ave, Lynn Haven, FL 32444; Directions: At the crossing between Highway 77N and 9th Street; Lynn Haven FL; 32444 |
Bay |
Joseph Hofbauer |
Environmental Compliance Inspector |
jhofbauer@panamacity.gov |
(850) 691-4608 |
Operator of the Facility/Installation |
Joseph Hofbauer |
(850) 691-4608 |
jhofbauer@panamacity.gov |
30.245495
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-85.648627
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02/02/2023 12:30 PM |
No |
02/02/2023 03:00 PM |
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Incident Location
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Skyline Ct. Blockage |
Incident Description: The incident occurred due to a mainline blockage, which 600 gallons of sewage was spilled onto the ground. Area was cleaned and lime was applied.
Wastewater Type: Untreated
Cause: Blockage
Spill Volume: 600
Volume Recovered: 0
Waterbodies Impacted: N
Clean-up Status: Complete
Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied lime, Washed down area, Raked and disposed of debris
Agencies Notified: |
02/03/2023 08:35 AM |
Hernando County Airport WRF |
15400 Downwind Way; Directions: 15400 Downwind Way ; Brooksville FL; 34601 |
Hernando |
James Minnie |
ASSET INFO. SPECIALIST |
jminnie@co.hernando.fl.us |
(352) 754-4490 |
ASSET INFO. SPECIALIST |
Larry Cooper |
(352) 754-4490 |
lcooper@co.hernando.fl.us |
28.450883
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-82.614605
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02/02/2023 04:00 PM |
No |
02/02/2023 07:30 PM |
N |
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Incident Location
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