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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Sarasota AWWTF, Aug 9, 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 20267733-20260810T104605, reported Aug 10, 2026, 10:46 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-04 09:03 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: City of Sarasota AWWTF. Outlet: “City of Sarasota S. Orange Ave. and Hyde Park St.”. Location: 27.31550, -82.53784; 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

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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

Aug 9, 2026

Ended

Aug 9, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Aug 10, 2026, 10:46 AM EDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-04 09:03 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

1,500 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“1,500 gallons”

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

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

Advice period

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Basis

not stated

Source and versions

Source

Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)

Source record number

20267733-20260810T104605

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20267733,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "City of Sarasota S. Orange Ave. and Hyde Park St.",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: City personnel working at a nearby lift station were notified by a resident that a manhole was overflowing at the intersection of S. Orange Ave. & Hyde Park St. Wastewater Collections staff responded and found a blockage in the sanitary sewer mainline. The crew utilized a vactruck to quickly break the blockage. During the incident, approximately 1,500 gallons of raw wastewater spilled from sanitary sewer Manholes #73 & #77 and entered the adjacent storm sewer inlet at S. Orange Ave. & Hyde Park Street. Staff vacuumed out the storm sewer inlet, applied lime, washed down the area, and recovered the material using the vactruck. The material was disposed of at the City's wastewater treatment facility. Samples are being collected and a spill notification signage placed at the site. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Blockage Spill Volume: 1,500 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied lime, Washed down area, Water samples taken, Signs posted Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1786358765000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1786233600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1786233600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Sarasota AWWTF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "1850 12th St",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Sarasota",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34236,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Sarasota",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 27.315504,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.537835,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}