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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Kanapaha WRF, Oct 26, 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 202610761-20261026T163802, reported Oct 26, 2026, 4:38 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: Kanapaha WRF (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, FL0112895). Outlet: “GRU SSO 10.26.2026 NW 98th St.”. Location: 29.67853, -82.44787; 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. Name match too far (7.8 km; limit 3.0 km: the lake's outline plus 3 km).

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 26, 2026

Ended

Oct 26, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 26, 2026, 4:38 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

1,500 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“1,500 gallons”

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

Source and versions

Source

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

Source record number

202610761-20261026T163802

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610761,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "GRU SSO 10.26.2026 NW 98th St.",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: At approximately 10:000 AM on 10/26/2026, GRU was notified of a wastewater release at 2911 NW 98th Street caused by third party damage. Approximately 1,500 gallons of wastewater was released from a damaged sanitary manhole. Wastewater flowed into a concrete lined ditch and grassed swale. No water bodies were impacted. GRU crews responded by 11:40 AM with vac trucks and recovered approximately 1,000 gallons and completed work by 12:30 PM. GRU sanitized the area and posted advisory signage. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, and Alachua County Department of Health were notified in a timely manner. This wastewater collection system normally flows to the Kanapaha Water Reclamation Facility (FL0112895). The GPS coordinates for the release are: 29.6803 N, 82.4481 W. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Contractor Spill Volume: 1,500 Volume Recovered: 1,000 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied disinfectant, Washed down area, Signs posted Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793032682000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1792972800000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1792972800000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Kanapaha WRF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "3901 SW 63rd Blvd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Gainesville",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32608,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Alachua",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Alachua",
  "LATITUDE": 29.678525,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.447867,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}