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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Vistamar St & N Birch Rd, Oct 10, 2026

Ongoing (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 202610145-20261010T182429, reported Oct 10, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Vistamar St & N Birch Rd. Outlet: “SSO at Vistamar St & N Birch Rd”. Location: 26.13355, -80.10597; 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. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Oct 10, 2026

Ended

ongoing, as last reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 10, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 01:05 UTC

What and how much

Type

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

Status in the record

Ongoing (as reported)

Material

“untreated wastewater”

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.

Basis

not stated

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 8, 2026, 11:00 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
• No current status shown Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: end not confirmed, no map colour, Nov 8, 2026, 11:00 PM EST to Jan 7, 2027, 11:00 PM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)

Source record number

202610145-20261010T182429

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610145,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "SSO at Vistamar St & N Birch Rd",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "An ongoing SSO has resulted in a sewer manhole overflow, impacting a storm drain and the Intracoastal Waterway. I have not yet received the volume of discharged or recovered. Once that information is available, I will update this notice.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791656669000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791590400000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "Y",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": null,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Vistamar St & N Birch Rd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "Vistamar St & N Birch Rd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Fort Lauderdale",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": null,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Broward",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 26.133552,
  "LONGITUDE": -80.10597,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 9027
}