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Treatment bypass reported — Millville AWT Facility, 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 202610409-20261015T174057, reported Oct 15, 2026, 5:40 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: Millville AWT Facility. Outlet: “530 E 6TH ST”. Location: 30.15832, -85.65417; 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 Massalina Bayou, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

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

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Started
Ended
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Reported to the source
Published
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Source last updated
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Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

What and how much

Type
Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
Status in the record
Ended (as reported)
Material
“untreated wastewater”
Volume
405 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported
“405 gallons”

Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)

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Advice period
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Basis
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Status history from this report

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
202610409-20261015T174057
Original notice
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Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierfl-dep-pnp:202610409-20261015T174057
Source identifierfl-dep-pnp
Source record number202610409-20261015T174057
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeTreatment bypass
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierfl-panama-city-millville
Sewer operatorMillville AWT Facility
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)Not provided
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet name530 E 6TH ST
Water named in the reportNot provided
Linked watersmassalina-bayou-fl
How this report was linked to the waterthe report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water
Latitude30.158
Longitude-85.654
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres15
StartedOct 14, 2026 (2026-10-14T00:00:00-04:00)
EndedOct 14, 2026 (2026-10-14T00:00:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the day only
Reported to the sourceOct 15, 2026 (2026-10-15T17:40:57-04:00)
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedNot provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 4, 2026, 8:05 PM EST (2026-11-05T01:05:47Z)
Materialuntreated wastewater
Volume, in gallons405
Volume as reported405 gallons
How volume was determinedestimated
AuthorityFlorida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://ags.dep.state.fl.us/arcgis/rest/services/External_Services/PNP/FeatureServer/1/query?where=INCIDENT_NUMBER%3D202610409&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": 202610409,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "530 E 6TH ST",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: On 10/14/26 at 12:50pm lift station 41 at 530 E 6TH ST experienced a mechanical failure of the bypass pump. Untreated wastewater flowed at 25 gpm. Crews responded and repaired the station and the spill paused at 1:05 pm. At 2:35 am the station's bypass pump failed and untreated wastewater flowed from an adjacent manhole at 5 gpm. The station was repaired a second time, and the spill ceased at 2:41 pm. A total of 405 gallons were released entering the storm system and ultimately Massalina Bayou. The area was washed down, and lime was applied where applicable. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Bypass Spill Volume: 405 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Applied lime, Washed down area Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1792086057000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791936000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791936000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Millville AWT Facility",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "1800 E 3RD ST",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "PANAMA CITY",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32401,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
  "LATITUDE": 30.15832,
  "LONGITUDE": -85.654166,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}

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