Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Oldsmar WRF, Oct 22, 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 202610665-20261023T095334, reported Oct 23, 2026, 9:53 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:08 UTC · Read the original notice
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: City of Oldsmar WRF. Outlet: “2026-10-22 Curlew Rd SSO”. Location: 28.04882, -82.69549; 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. Not linked to a mapped water. The report names no water and no outlet listed in EPA and state records.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
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When it happened and when it was reported
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- Started
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the day only
- Reported to the source
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
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
- 4,500 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “4500 gallons”
Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)
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- Advice period
- This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
- Basis
- not stated
Source and versions
- Source
- Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)
- Source record number
- 202610665-20261023T095334
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | fl-dep-pnp:202610665-20261023T095334 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fl-dep-pnp |
| Source record number | 202610665-20261023T095334 |
| 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 Oldsmar WRF |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | 2026-10-22 Curlew Rd SSO |
| Water named in the report | Not provided |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 28.049 |
| Longitude | -82.695 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 15 |
| Started | Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Oct 23, 2026 (2026-10-23T09:53:34-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 5, 2026, 1:08 AM EST (2026-11-05T06:08:44Z) |
| Material | untreated wastewater |
| Volume, in gallons | 4,500 |
| Volume as reported | 4500 gallons |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| 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%3D202610665&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": 202610665,
"INCIDENT_NAME": "2026-10-22 Curlew Rd SSO",
"INCIDENT_REPORT": "On 10/22/2026, at approximately 0935 hours the City was notified a force main was damaged by contracting company (Burgess Civil) that was working on an FDOT stormwater improvement along Curlew Rd. Oldsmar, FL 34677. It is estimated that 4500 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled based on the amount that was recovered plus what was absorbed. It was contained on site and did not enter the storm system or surface waters. 4000 gallons were recovered by pump truck. The spill stopped at 1440 hours and the repair was completed.",
"DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1792749214000,
"RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1792627200000,
"RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
"RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1792627200000,
"FACILITY_NAME": "City of Oldsmar WRF",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "351 Lafayette Blvd. Oldsmar, FL 34677",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
"FACILITY_CITY": "Oldsmar",
"FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
"FACILITY_ZIP5": 34677,
"AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Pinellas",
"MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
"MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
"LATITUDE": 28.048816,
"LONGITUDE": -82.695495,
"DATUM": "WGS84",
"MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 564
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.