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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Wildwood, Oct 24, 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 202610758-20261026T113802, reported Oct 26, 2026, 11:38 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 Wildwood. Outlet: “City of Wildwood Force Main Break”. Location: 28.81730, -82.01714; 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

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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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 24, 2026

Ended

Oct 25, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 26, 2026, 11:38 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

24,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“an estimated 24,000 gallons”

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

202610758-20261026T113802

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610758,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "City of Wildwood Force Main Break",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "At approximately 4:00pm on Saturday the 24th of October our collections department was notified of decreased flow to the WWTP. Staff mobilized and found a broken 14\" force main along the Florida Turnpike ROW. Staff mobilized, isolated and made the repair. There was an estimated 24,000 gallons of raw sewer that was contained in the ROW. Site was treated with lime.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793014682000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1792800000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1792886400000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Wildwood",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "28.80945 N, 82.00901 W FL Turnpike ROW",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Wildwood",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34785,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Sumter",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 28.817303,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.017144,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 2256
}