Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Inverted Siphon overflow, Nov 3, 2026

Ongoing (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 202611125-20261103T122136, reported Nov 3, 2026, 12:21 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

Discharge or advisory reported on Saint Johns River: Discharge reported ongoing. Current rule period ends Nov 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EST. This is not a water-quality test.

Why this status: Discharge or advisory reported: the discharge is reported as ongoing.

Why we use this rule: A report marked ongoing stays red until an end is found or 7 days pass. After 7 days we label the end unconfirmed rather than assume the discharge continues.

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: Inverted Siphon overflow. Outlet: “2343 Bignonia St. Melbourne, Fl Inverted siphon overflow”. Location: 28.50806, -80.89369; 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 Johns 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 3, 2026
Ended: ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the day only
Reported to the source: Nov 3, 2026, 12:21 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: Ongoing (as reported)
Material: “untreated wastewater”
Volume: 5,000 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “an estimated 5,000 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

Status history from this report

Discharge or advisory reported Saint Johns River: Discharge reported ongoing, Nov 3, 2026, 12:00 AM EST to Nov 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
End not confirmed Saint Johns River, Nov 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EST to Dec 3, 2026, 12:00 AM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)
No current status shown Saint Johns River: end not confirmed, no map colour, Dec 3, 2026, 12:00 AM EST to Feb 1, 2027, 12:00 AM EST (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: 202611125-20261103T122136
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:202611125-20261103T122136
Source identifier	fl-dep-pnp
Source record number	202611125-20261103T122136
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ongoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	Inverted Siphon overflow
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	2343 Bignonia St. Melbourne, Fl Inverted siphon overflow
Water named in the report	Not provided
Linked waters	saint-johns-river-fl
How this report was linked to the water	the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water
Latitude	28.508
Longitude	-80.894
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	15
Started	Nov 3, 2026 (2026-11-03T00:00:00-05:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the day only
Reported to the source	Nov 3, 2026 (2026-11-03T12:21:36-05:00)
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	5,000
Volume as reported	an estimated 5,000 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%3D202611125&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": 202611125,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "2343 Bignonia St. Melbourne, Fl Inverted siphon overflow",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Heavy rainfall inundated Melbourne's gravity sewer system, causing the inverted siphon along Crane Creek to back up on November 3, 2026 and an estimated 5,000 gallons of sanitary sewage to overflow into the creek. The spill is ongoing, and has not been contained. Cleanup has not yet been possible due to rain water flooding in the area and some areas are still inaccessible. Crews are tracing the source of the inflow and installing public notification signs about potential bacteria in the water.' Please see attached overflow report F.D.E.P Reference #2025-11122 for additional information.'",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793708496000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1793664000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "Y",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": null,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Inverted Siphon overflow",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "2343 Bignonia St",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Melbourne",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32901,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Brevard",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 28.50806,
  "LONGITUDE": -80.893695,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 9244648
}

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