Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Seacrest WWTF, Oct 11, 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 202610213-20261012T102351, reported Oct 12, 2026, 10:23 AM 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: Seacrest WWTF. Outlet: “Lakewood MasterLS”. Location: 30.31178, -86.08784; 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: “Eastern Lake”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Eastern Lake, FL. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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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.

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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 11, 2026
Ended: Oct 11, 2026
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the day only
Reported to the source: Oct 12, 2026, 10:23 AM 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: Ended (as reported)
Material: “untreated wastewater”
Volume: 12,000 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “12,000 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

Status history from this report

Discharge or advisory reported Eastern Lake: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
Caution Eastern Lake: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

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: 202610213-20261012T102351
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	fl-dep-pnp:202610213-20261012T102351
Source identifier	fl-dep-pnp
Source record number	202610213-20261012T102351
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	Seacrest WWTF
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Lakewood MasterLS
Water named in the report	Eastern Lake
Linked waters	eastern-lake-fl
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	30.312
Longitude	-86.088
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	15
Started	Oct 11, 2026 (2026-10-11T00:00:00-04:00)
Ended	Oct 11, 2026 (2026-10-11T00:00:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the day only
Reported to the source	Oct 12, 2026 (2026-10-12T10:23:51-04:00)
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	12,000
Volume as reported	12,000 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%3D202610213&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": 202610213,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "Lakewood MasterLS",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: Lakewood Master LS was running on bypass pump after Hurricane event. As the power company was restoring power to other LS's within the service area the flow exceeded the pumping capacity of the bypass pump. Service crews responded and was able to reduce the flow to the effected LS. Approx. 2000 gallons entered Eastern Lake. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Hurricane Spill Volume: 12,000 Volume Recovered: 8,000 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied disinfectant, Applied lime Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791800631000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791676800000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791676800000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Seacrest WWTF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "4432 US Highway 98 E",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Santa Rosa Beach",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32459,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Walton",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Walton",
  "LATITUDE": 30.311776,
  "LONGITUDE": -86.087838,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}

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