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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — 7001 CR-653, Oct 31, 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 202610937-20261031T210356, reported Oct 31, 2026, 9:03 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: 7001 CR-653. Outlet: “7001 CR-653”. Location: 27.95571, -81.67729; 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 31, 2026

Ended

Oct 31, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 31, 2026, 9:03 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

8,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“Approx. 8,000 gallons”

Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

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

202610937-20261031T210356

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202610937,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "7001 CR-653",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "There was a spill on CR-653 in front of Chain of Lakes Elementary. The spill caused by an ARV(Air relief Valve) that broke. Approx. 8,000 gallons spilled with 2,000 gallons recovered. Some of the spill soaked into the ground. The rest went into a retention area.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793480636000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1793404800000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1793404800000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "7001 CR-653",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": null,
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Winter Haven",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": null,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Polk",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 27.955713,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.677289,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 2256
}