Treatment bypass reported — Millville AWT Facility, Sep 18, 2026
Ended (as reported) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)
Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution) via Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service), record 202609290-20260919T220918, reported Sep 19, 2026, 10:09 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-04 09:03 UTC · Read the original notice
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Millville AWT Facility. Outlet: “1213 N PALO ALTO AVE”. Location: 30.17069, -85.64832; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 15 metres.
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names no water. No receiving water: the report says the discharge did not reach a water. The report is kept here but is not placed on a water and colours none on the map.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
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When it happened and when it was reported
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- Started
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the day only
- Reported to the source
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What and how much
- Type
- Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
- Status in the record
- Ended (as reported)
- Material
- “untreated wastewater”
- Volume
- 945 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “945 gallons”
Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)
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- Advice period
- This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
- Basis
- not stated
Source and versions
- Source
- Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)
- Source record number
- 202609290-20260919T220918
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | fl-dep-pnp:202609290-20260919T220918 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fl-dep-pnp |
| Source record number | 202609290-20260919T220918 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Treatment bypass |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | fl-panama-city-millville |
| Sewer operator | Millville AWT Facility |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | 1213 N PALO ALTO AVE |
| Water named in the report | Not provided |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 30.171 |
| Longitude | -85.648 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 15 |
| Started | Sep 18, 2026 (2026-09-18T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Sep 19, 2026 (2026-09-19T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Sep 19, 2026 (2026-09-19T22:09:18-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 4, 2026, 4:03 AM EST (2026-11-04T09:03:51Z) |
| Material | untreated wastewater |
| Volume, in gallons | 945 |
| Volume as reported | 945 gallons |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution) |
| Advice | Not provided |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://ags.dep.state.fl.us/arcgis/rest/services/External_Services/PNP/FeatureServer/1/query?where=INCIDENT_NUMBER%3D202609290&outFields=INCIDENT_NUMBER,INCIDENT_NAME,INCIDENT_REPORT,DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT,RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME,RELEASE_ONGOING,RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME,FACILITY_NAME,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2,FACILITY_CITY,FACILITY_STATE,FACILITY_ZIP5,AFFECTED_COUNTIES,MIGRATED_OFFSITE,MIGRATED_COUNTIES,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DATUM,MAP_SOURCE_SCALE,OBJECTID&returnGeometry=false&f=json |
Original source data
{
"INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202609290,
"INCIDENT_NAME": "1213 N PALO ALTO AVE",
"INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: On 09/18/26 at 8:00pm lift station 65 at 1213 N Palo Alto Ave experienced a mechanical failure of the bypass pump float. Untreated wastewater flowed from the station at 15 gpm. Crews responded and repaired the station and the spill paused at 8:20 pm. At 11:25 am the station's bypass pump failed and untreated wastewater flowed from the station at 15gpm. The station was repaired a second time, and the spill ceased at 12:08 pm. A total of 945 gallons were released but contained in the adjacent storm ditch. All debris was raked and removed, and lime was applied where applicable. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Bypass Spill Volume: 945 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Applied lime, Raked and disposed of debris Agencies Notified: [removed]",
"DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1789855758000,
"RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1789689600000,
"RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
"RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1789776000000,
"FACILITY_NAME": "Millville AWT Facility",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "1800 E 3RD ST",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
"FACILITY_CITY": "PANAMA CITY",
"FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
"FACILITY_ZIP5": 32401,
"AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
"MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
"MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
"LATITUDE": 30.170692,
"LONGITUDE": -85.648318,
"DATUM": "WGS84",
"MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
"reached_water": false
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.