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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Cudjoe Key AWWTP, Oct 29, 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 202610891-20261030T124703, reported Oct 30, 2026, 12:47 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: Cudjoe Key AWWTP. Outlet: “19980 Overseas Hwy SSO”. Location: 24.65981, -81.52221; 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. No receiving water: the report says the discharge did not reach a water. The report is kept here but is not placed on a water and colours none on the map.

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 29, 2026

Ended

Oct 29, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 30, 2026, 12:47 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

4,875 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“4,875 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

202610891-20261030T124703

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610891,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "19980 Overseas Hwy SSO",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: On 10/29/26, at 04:00, FKAA's [name removed] Supervisor received a call from the Operator monitoring the SCADA system who informed him that the Upper Sugarloaf Transmission Station was in high level alarm. A mechanic was dispatched and, upon arrival, witnessed flow trickling from the three hatches due to the pumps struggling against the pressure caused by the increased flow created by the King Tides. Once the pressures dropped, the station was able pump more efficiently and the spill ceased. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Tidal Surge Spill Volume: 4,875 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Applied lime, Washed down area Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793364423000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1793232000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1793232000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Cudjoe Key AWWTP",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "780 Blimp Rd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Cudjoe Key",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33042,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Monroe",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 24.659811,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.522214,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}