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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — FLA012619/ Manatee County Southwest WRF, Oct 30, 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 202610887-20261030T102701, reported Oct 30, 2026, 10:27 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: FLA012619/ Manatee County Southwest WRF. Outlet: “OT103026”. Location: 27.45300, -82.62400; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 100 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 the operator lists 2 receiving waters (our list of sewer operators).

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 30, 2026

Ended

Oct 30, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 30, 2026, 10:27 AM EDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 06:08 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

1,080 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“an estimated 1,080 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

202610887-20261030T102701

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610887,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "OT103026",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "At approximately 8:10 AM on October 30, 2026, a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) occurred at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (SWWRF- FDEP permit #FLA012619) located at 5101 65th Street West in Bradenton. The SSO occurred when the headworks drain station pump failed due to an obstruction causing an estimated 1,080 gallons of raw wastewater to spill onto the asphalt adjacent. This obstruction occurred while the drain station was undergoing pump replacement. The spill stopped at approximately 8:12 AM when Manatee County Utilities Department (MCUD) staff stopped the wastewater flow to the drain station and installed a temporary pumping system. MCUD staff applied mulch over the affected asphalt to soak up the standing wastewater and will properly dispose of the mulch, for a total of approximately 970 gallons of wastewater recovered. No storm water drains or surface waters of any kind were affected by the spill. To prevent spills like this in the future, additional pumps will be procured and stocked onsite to aid in faster pump replacement.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793356021000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1793318400000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1793318400000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "FLA012619/ Manatee County Southwest WRF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "5101 65th Street West",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Bradenton",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34210,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Manatee",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 27.453,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.624,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null
}