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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Cudjoe Key AWWTP, 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 202611121-20261103T141101, reported Nov 3, 2026, 2:11 PM EST, 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: “USTS SSO 261103”. Location: 24.65981, -81.52222; 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

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, 2:11 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

1,100 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“1,100 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

202611121-20261103T141101

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 202611121,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "USTS SSO 261103",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: On 11/02/26, at 11:53, 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 and extreme rain. The Vactor was brought in, the station was pumped down and the spill ceased. Once the pressures dropped, the station was able pump more efficiently and was returned to normal operation. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Extreme Weather Spill Volume: 1,100 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied lime, Washed down area Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793715061000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1793577600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1793577600000,
  "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": 24.659812,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.522216,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}