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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Punta Gorda, Oct 14, 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 202610333-20261014T082402, reported Oct 14, 2026, 8:24 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: City of Punta Gorda. Outlet: “10031 Burnt Store RD. Liftstation 63”. Location: 26.89000, -82.02400; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 1000 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 South Fork Alligator Creek, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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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 14, 2026

Ended

Oct 14, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 14, 2026, 8:24 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

1,500 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“approx. 1500 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 South Fork Alligator Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution South Fork Alligator Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 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

202610333-20261014T082402

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610333,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "10031 Burnt Store RD. Liftstation 63",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "The City of Punta Gorda notified State Watch and FDEP of a spill that occurred Wednesday morning 10-14-2026 at approx. 6:30 AM at one of their liftstations. The spill resulted in approx. 1500 gallons of raw sewage spilling onto the aground area around the station. Area was cleaned using a vac truck then the exposed areas were then limed",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791966242000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791936000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791936000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Punta Gorda",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "326 W. Marion Ave.",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Punta Gorda",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33950,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Charlotte",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 26.89,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.024,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 1128
}