Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Tampa Wastewater Department, 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 202611108-20261103T160411, reported Nov 3, 2026, 4:04 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

Caution on Hillsborough River: 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 sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), 72 hours after the reported end.

Why we use this rule: Sanitary sewer discharges can contain concentrated sewage. We use a caution period of 72 hours after the reported end. Smaller reported volumes do not establish lower risk at a particular spot.

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: City of Tampa Wastewater Department. Outlet: “Wastewater Overflow near 1700 W. Jean St.”. Location: 28.00423, -82.47615; 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 Hillsborough River, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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.

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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: Nov 2, 2026
Ended: Nov 2, 2026
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the day only
Reported to the source: Nov 3, 2026, 4:04 PM EST
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: 780 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “approximately 780 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 Hillsborough River: Discharge reported ongoing, Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EST to Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 AM EST
Caution Hillsborough River: 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 01:25 UTC.

Source and versions

Source: Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)
Source record number: 202611108-20261103T160411
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	fl-dep-pnp:202611108-20261103T160411
Source identifier	fl-dep-pnp
Source record number	202611108-20261103T160411
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	fl-tampa
Sewer operator	City of Tampa Wastewater Department
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Wastewater Overflow near 1700 W. Jean St.
Water named in the report	Not provided
Linked waters	hillsborough-river-fl
How this report was linked to the water	the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water
Latitude	28.004
Longitude	-82.476
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 3, 2026 (2026-11-03T16:04:11-05:00)
Published	Not provided
Source last updated	Not provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 4, 2026, 8:05 PM EST (2026-11-05T01:05:47Z)
Material	untreated wastewater
Volume, in gallons	780
Volume as reported	approximately 780 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%3D202611108&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": 202611108,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "Wastewater Overflow near 1700 W. Jean St.",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "On Monday, November 02, 2026, the City of Tampa Wastewater Department became aware of a wastewater overflow near the 1700 Blk. of W. Jean St. due to a blockage in a gravity sewer. The overflow started at approximately 9:10 am and was stopped at 10:28 am after the blockage was removed. The volume of the overflow was estimated at approximately 780 gallons. The overflow discharged from the manhole and emptied into a nearby storm drain. Technicians were unable to collect any of the overflow. Water samples are being collected.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793721851000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1793577600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1793577600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Tampa Wastewater Department",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "2545 Guy Verger Blvd.",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Tampa",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33605,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Hillsborough",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 28.004225,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.476151,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 4513
}

Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.