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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Douglas H. Allen Water Reclamation facility, Aug 13, 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 20267886-20260814T110408, reported Aug 14, 2026, 11:04 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: Douglas H. Allen Water Reclamation facility. Outlet: “City of Bartow: 705 WEest Vine Street”. Location: 27.89000, -81.84800; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 1000 metres.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names no water. Not linked to a mapped water. The report names no water and no outlet listed in EPA and state records.

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

Aug 13, 2026

Ended

Aug 13, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Aug 14, 2026, 11:04 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

“approximately 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

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

20267886-20260814T110408

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20267886,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "City of Bartow: 705 WEest Vine Street",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "The City of Bartow Public Works Department recently responded to an infrastructure issue regarding a cracked sewer pipe. Our teams successfully contained the situation, and no local bodies of water were affected. The cracked sewer pipe resulted in the discharge of approximately 1,500 gallons of raw sewage onto the ground and into a nearby stormwater drain, but the Public Works team acted immediately and deployed emergency equipment to the site. Thanks to their rapid response, workers successfully retrieved all of the raw sewage from the bottom of the stormwater drain before it could travel further or impact any local waterways.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1786705448000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1786579200000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1786579200000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Douglas H. Allen Water Reclamation facility",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "2505 East Wabash Street",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Bartow",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33830,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Polk",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 27.89,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.848,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 141
}