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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System, Oct 10, 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 202610229-20261013T180415, reported Oct 13, 2026, 6:04 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: City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System. Outlet: “City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias”. Location: 30.42485, -86.59093; 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 Choctawhatchee Bay, 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

Oct 13, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 13, 2026, 6:04 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

Ended (as reported)

Material

“untreated wastewater”

Volume

19,740 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“19,740 gallons”

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 Choctawhatchee Bay: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Choctawhatchee Bay: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 17, 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

202610229-20261013T180415

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610229,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "City of Fort Walton Beach Hurricane Isaias",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: Manhole overflow from Lift Station No. 4 basin. System Surcharge due to inundation from Hurricane Isaias. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Hurricane Spill Volume: 19,740 Volume Recovered: 9,870 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied lime Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791914655000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791590400000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791849600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Fort Walton Beach Collection System",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "250 Roberts Blvd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Fort Walton Beach",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32547,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Okaloosa",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Okaloosa",
  "LATITUDE": 30.424847,
  "LONGITUDE": -86.590932,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}