Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Avon Park, Oct 13, 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 202610339-20261014T134858, reported Oct 14, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: City of Avon Park. Outlet: “City of Avon Park”. Location: 27.57000, -81.51300; 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 Lake Lelia, 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.

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 13, 2026
Ended: Oct 13, 2026
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the day only
Reported to the source: Oct 14, 2026, 1:48 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: 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 Lake Lelia: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
Caution Lake Lelia: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 14, 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: 202610339-20261014T134858
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:202610339-20261014T134858
Source identifier	fl-dep-pnp
Source record number	202610339-20261014T134858
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	City of Avon Park
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	City of Avon Park
Water named in the report	Not provided
Linked waters	lake-lelia-fl
How this report was linked to the water	the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water
Latitude	27.57
Longitude	-81.513
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	1,000
Started	Oct 13, 2026 (2026-10-13T00:00:00-04:00)
Ended	Oct 13, 2026 (2026-10-13T00:00:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the day only
Reported to the source	Oct 14, 2026 (2026-10-14T13:48:58-04:00)
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%3D202610339&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": 202610339,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "City of Avon Park",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Force main break . fixed break and cleaned up area and spread lime.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791985738000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791849600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791849600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Avon Park",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "600 w college dr",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Avon Park",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33825,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Highlands",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 27.57,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.513,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 1128
}

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