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City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System

Sewer utility · Florida · Fort Walton Beach

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Small hollow diamonds mark places named in its overflow reports (provisional). Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)
not recorded
Wastewater outlets
None in EPA or state outlet records; 39 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
Santa Rosa Sound; Choctawhatchee Bay
Tracked waters
Cinco Bayou, FL, Santa Rosa Sound, FL, Choctawhatchee Bay, FL, Garnier Bayou, FL
Discharge records counted
43 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
635,350 gallons across the 32 records that give a volume (11 without one)

These totals reflect the records we track. Missing volumes and gaps in reporting limit comparisons between operators.

Sources: EPA ECHO and the operator and state sources linked below. Counts use the discharge records on this page. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

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Source: City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System's public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records.

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Wastewater outlets

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

None in EPA or state outlet records; 39 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).

Places named in overflow reports (provisional)

39 places · 1 not on the map (reports say the sewage reached no water)

Provisional location from overflow reports. Where the operator's own reports put an overflow: a manhole, pump station or plant. Not an outfall listed in a permit.

  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Oct 10, 2026 · confidence high · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Oct 10, 2026 · confidence high · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Apr 9, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Sep 10, 2025 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Nov 5, 2024 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Feb 26, 2024 · confidence high · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Sep 16, 2020 · confidence high · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Mar 25, 2020 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Oct 10, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Oct 10, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Oct 10, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Oct 10, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet

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Source: the operator's own overflow reports to the state. DirtyWaterWatch groups reports within 50 metres into one place and finds the water below it with U.S. Geological Survey river maps (NLDI, NHDPlus). Not a permitted outfall; provisional until an official outfall record exists.

Reports and advisories

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Reports linked to City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to Oct 10Water not mapped · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 33,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 12Cinco Bayou · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 58,175 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 10Water not mapped · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 19,500 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 12Santa Rosa Sound · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 63,400 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 11Santa Rosa Sound · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 51,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 13Cinco Bayou · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 20,485 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 11Water not mapped · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 27,475 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 11Santa Rosa Sound · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 33,975 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 13Choctawhatchee Bay · City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias · SSO · 19,740 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Apr 9Cinco Bayou · Spill Incident 04-09-2026 · SSO · 150 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Apr 9Cinco Bayou · Spill Incident 04-09-2026 · SSO (earlier version) · 200 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Sep 10 ’25Water not mapped · Spill Incident 09-10-2025 · SSO · 1,200 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Sep 10 ’25Water not mapped · Spill Incident 307 Newcastle Dr FWB 09-10-25 · SSO (earlier version) · 1,200 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Nov 5 ’24Water not mapped · Spill Incident 1016 Beal Pkwy N FWB · SSO · 7,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Nov 5 ’24Water not mapped · Spill Incident 1016 Beal Pkwy N FWB · SSO (earlier version) · 7,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 6 ’24“Bass Lake” · FWB SSO July 6, 2024 · SSO · 10,600 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Feb 26 ’24Water not mapped · Spill Incident 533 Schneider Drive · SSO · 1,800 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Feb 26 ’24Water not mapped · Spill Incident 533 Shneider Drive, Fort Waton Beach · SSO · 1,800 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jun 27 ’23Water not mapped · Spill Incident 1323 Lewis Turner Blvd · SSO · 1,500 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Feb 3 ’23Cinco Bayou · SSO Pocahontas LS 583 · SSO · 1,400 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Sep 26 ’22Water not mapped · Arbennie Pritchett WRF Plant LS SSO · SSO · 6,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Mar 21 ’22Water not mapped · Cinco Bayou SSO · SSO · 720 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Sep 15 ’21Cinco Bayou · Cove Rd. 1 9-15-21 · SSO · 200 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 1 ’21“Bass Lake” · Sanitary Sewer Overflow - Forcemain N of 59 Cincerella Ln NW · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Apr 9 ’21Garnier Bayou · OCWS SSO 502 Thornhill Rd Fort Walton Beach · SSO · 1,200 gallons report · notice · mapended

Sources: Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service), retrieved 2026-11-05 06:08 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Florida by year: 2026 (11 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System) · 2025 (2 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System) · 2024 (4 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System) · 2023 (3 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System) · 2022 (2 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System) · 2021 (4 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System) · 2020 (16 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System) · 2019 (3 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System) · 2018 (2 from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System)

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The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges reported by City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System, last 12 months10December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System, last 12 months4December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status from City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System's reports, last 12 months120December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status (City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System)2.2%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater.

Reported discharges per month

19 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 5, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when a water had a discharge or advisory status from this sewer operator's reports, under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover May 17, 2017 to November 5, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2017 to 2026

43 reported discharges, 2017 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • Incomplete source coverage

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover May 17, 2017 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 32 reports that gave a volume as a number (11 did not).

  • Incomplete source coverage

11 of 43 discharge reports gave no volume as a number; only numbers are summed.

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover May 17, 2017 to November 5, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover May 17, 2017 to November 5, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Season with incomplete source coverage

Seasons with incomplete source coverage: 2017. The share is of the hours a source covered. 1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover May 17, 2017 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover May 17, 2017 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 10 of 35, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: fl-dep-pnp. Records cover May 17, 2017 to November 5, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • fl-dep-pnp: records from May 17, 2017 to the latest update