Treatment bypass reported — Millville AWT Facility, Nov 2, 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 202611079-20261102T180715, reported Nov 2, 2026, 6:07 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:08 UTC · Read the original notice
Current status from this report
Caution on Saint Andrew Bay: Within the caution period after the reported end. Current rule period ends Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 AM EST. This is not a water-quality test.
Why this status: Caution: caution rule for treatment bypass, 72 hours after the reported end.
Why we use this rule: Wastewater can skip different treatment steps during a bypass. Reports do not always state which steps were skipped. We use a caution period of 72 hours after the reported end.
Source: U.S. EPA, Report to Congress on Impacts and Control of Combined Sewer Overflows and Sanitary Sewer Overflows (2004). This rule on the methods page, with its source
A report is not a test of the water. See how we assign statuses.
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Millville AWT Facility. Outlet: “Intersection of W Beach Dr and Fairy Ave”. Location: 30.16412, -85.68521; 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. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Saint Andrew Bay, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
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
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the day only
- Reported to the source
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What and how much
- Type
- Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
- Status in the record
- Ended (as reported)
- Material
- “untreated wastewater”
- Volume
- 2,400 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “2,400 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
Status history from this report
- Discharge or advisory reported Saint Andrew Bay: Discharge reported ongoing, Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EST to Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 AM EST
- Caution Saint Andrew Bay: Within the caution period after the reported end, Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 AM EST to Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 AM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.
Source and versions
- Source
- Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)
- Source record number
- 202611079-20261102T180715
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | fl-dep-pnp:202611079-20261102T180715 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fl-dep-pnp |
| Source record number | 202611079-20261102T180715 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Treatment bypass |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | fl-panama-city-millville |
| Sewer operator | Millville AWT Facility |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Intersection of W Beach Dr and Fairy Ave |
| Water named in the report | Not provided |
| Linked waters | saint-andrew-bay-fl |
| How this report was linked to the water | the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water |
| Latitude | 30.164 |
| Longitude | -85.685 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 15 |
| Started | Nov 2, 2026 (2026-11-02T00:00:00-05:00) |
| Ended | Nov 2, 2026 (2026-11-02T00:00:00-05:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Nov 2, 2026 (2026-11-02T18:07:15-05:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 5, 2026, 1:08 AM EST (2026-11-05T06:08:44Z) |
| Material | untreated wastewater |
| Volume, in gallons | 2,400 |
| Volume as reported | 2,400 gallons |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution) |
| Advice | Not provided |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://ags.dep.state.fl.us/arcgis/rest/services/External_Services/PNP/FeatureServer/1/query?where=INCIDENT_NUMBER%3D202611079&outFields=INCIDENT_NUMBER,INCIDENT_NAME,INCIDENT_REPORT,DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT,RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME,RELEASE_ONGOING,RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME,FACILITY_NAME,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2,FACILITY_CITY,FACILITY_STATE,FACILITY_ZIP5,AFFECTED_COUNTIES,MIGRATED_OFFSITE,MIGRATED_COUNTIES,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DATUM,MAP_SOURCE_SCALE,OBJECTID&returnGeometry=false&f=json |
Original source data
{
"INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202611079,
"INCIDENT_NAME": "Intersection of W Beach Dr and Fairy Ave",
"INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: On 11/2/2026 at 8:00 am, [name removed] with FDEP notified City of Panama City of a citizen reporting an overflowing sewer manhole at the intersection of W Beach Dr and Fairy Ave. City crews responded and determined a mechanical failure of the bypass had caused untreated wastewater to flow from the manhole at a rate of 10 gpm. Water flowed into the street and nearby storm drains which feed into the Bay. Repairs were made and the spill ceased at 12:00 pm. A total of 2,400 gallons of untreated wastewater was released. Crews washed down the street and lime was applied to affected area. Wastewater Type: Treated Cause: Bypass Spill Volume: 2,400 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Applied lime, Washed down area Agencies Notified: [removed]",
"DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793642835000,
"RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1793577600000,
"RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
"RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1793577600000,
"FACILITY_NAME": "Millville AWT Facility",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "1800 E 3RD ST",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
"FACILITY_CITY": "PANAMA CITY",
"FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
"FACILITY_ZIP5": 32401,
"AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
"MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
"MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
"LATITUDE": 30.164119,
"LONGITUDE": -85.685211,
"DATUM": "WGS84",
"MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
"reached_water": true
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.