Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Town of Ponce De Leon, 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 202610156-20261010T223355, reported Oct 10, 2026, 10:33 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: Town of Ponce De Leon. Outlet: “Town of Ponce De Leon Wastewater discharge (Main St LS)”. Location: 30.72451, -85.93376; 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. Not linked to a mapped water. The report names no water and no outlet listed in EPA and state records.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.
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.
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
- Ended
- ongoing, as last reported
- 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
- 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)
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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
- 202610156-20261010T223355
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | fl-dep-pnp:202610156-20261010T223355 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fl-dep-pnp |
| Source record number | 202610156-20261010T223355 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ongoing (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | Not provided |
| Sewer operator | Town of Ponce De Leon |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Town of Ponce De Leon Wastewater discharge (Main St LS) |
| 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 | 30.725 |
| Longitude | -85.934 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 15 |
| Started | Oct 10, 2026 (2026-10-10T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Oct 10, 2026 (2026-10-10T22:33:55-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 4, 2026, 8:05 PM EST (2026-11-05T01:05:47Z) |
| Material | untreated wastewater |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | Not provided |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| 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%3D202610156&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": 202610156,
"INCIDENT_NAME": "Town of Ponce De Leon Wastewater discharge (Main St LS)",
"INCIDENT_REPORT": "U.S. Water Services Corporation was contacted around midday to early afternoon regarding four lift stations in the Town of Ponce DeLeon that remained without power following Hurricane Isaias and possible discharges at those stations. Crews responded with a portable generator to pump down the lift stations, attempt to maintain collection system levels, and minimize spills until commercial power could be restored. One of the affected stations is the Main Street Station @ 1610 E. Main Street. Notification will be provided when the discharge has ceased. Additional details regarding cleanup actions, estimated discharge volumes, and affected areas will be provided as information is received from the field. Town of Ponce De Leon (FLA010109)",
"DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791671635000,
"RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791590400000,
"RELEASE_ONGOING": "Y",
"RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": null,
"FACILITY_NAME": "Town of Ponce De Leon",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "PO Box 214",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
"FACILITY_CITY": "Ponce De Leon",
"FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
"FACILITY_ZIP5": 32455,
"AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Holmes",
"MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
"MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
"LATITUDE": 30.724513,
"LONGITUDE": -85.933759,
"DATUM": "WGS84",
"MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 2256
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.