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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Apalachicola WWTF, Oct 9, 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 202610351-20261014T165514, reported Oct 14, 2026, 4:55 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: Apalachicola WWTF. Outlet: “Sanitary Spill/Overflow 10-9-26”. Location: 29.71696, -85.03903; 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. No receiving water: the report says the discharge did not reach a water. The report is kept here but is not placed on a water and colours none on the map.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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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 9, 2026

Ended

Oct 9, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 14, 2026, 4:55 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

“wastewater (type not stated)”

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

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Basis

not stated

Source and versions

Source

Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)

Source record number

202610351-20261014T165514

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610351,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "Sanitary Spill/Overflow 10-9-26",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: Heavy rainfall from Hurricane Isaias in the days leading up to the landfall coupled with the feeder bands that were coming onshore caused extensive flooding in town that infiltrated into the collection system causing unusually large volumes of extra flow to be sent to the WWTP. The overflow drainage system in the headworks was operating as designed, however the amount of infiltrated storm water that was being sent to the plant from the collection system was more than the aging headworks system could handle. The result was an overflow of the headworks structure which allowed an undetermined amount of influent flow to escape the headworks. The staff onsite put lime on the ground around the headworks for any potential pathogen reduction. There are no signs of grease or solids in the location. There doesn't appear to be any State Waters affected. There was no public affected as a result of this spill. It was primarily storm water that had entered into the collection system. Wastewater Type: Unknown Cause: Hurricane Spill Volume: Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Applied lime, Washed down area Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791996914000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791504000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791504000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Apalachicola WWTF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "Us Hwy 98",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": "South Of Apalachicola Airport",
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Apalachicola",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32320,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Franklin",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 29.71696,
  "LONGITUDE": -85.039027,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}